 Israel has agreed to a 48-hour halt in aerial activity over southern Lebanon, a U.S. official said Sunday amid widespread outrage over an Israeli air strike that killed at least 56 Lebanese, mostly women and children, when it leveled a building where they had taken shelter. But within hours, there were reports that Israeli warplanes had launched new raids on eastern Lebanon on Monday. Lebanese security sources said at least two air strikes hit roads near the border with Syria in the early hours.The announcement of the pause in overflights in southern Lebanon made by State Dept spokesman Adam Ereli appeared to reflect American pressure on Israel. Ereli, who was in Israel with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, said Israel has reserved the right to hit targets if it learns that attacks are being prepared against them. An Israeli government official confirmed Prime Minister Ehud Olmert agreed to the 48-hour halt in air strikes on Lebanon. ...
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