 Ehud Olmert awoke yesterday to criticism from his own generals for agreeing to a 48-hour suspension of air strikes in Lebanon without their knowledge. The Israeli prime minister ordered the halt to the air campaign after Sunday's bombing of a house in the Lebanese town of Qana which killed more than 50 civilians including dozens of children. His directive came after a meeting with US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice, who was forced to cancel the Lebanese leg of her tour after the bombing enraged leaders in Beirut.But Mr Olmert's decision appeared less than co-ordinated with his senior officers who fear they are battling against the diplomatic clock to crush Hizbollah....
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