Shebaa Farms

19:01al-Jazeera: Saudi Arabia proposes plan that incorporates cease fire, prisoner exchange, resolution of Shebaa Farms issue and border security by NATO

12:40Geagea, after meeting with PM Saniora: Solutions must include border alignment, prisoner exchange and Shebaa Farms

12:40Samir Geagea after meeting with Siniora: ideas should include defining borders, prisoner exchange and Shebaa Farms + LebanonUpdates

13:50Nabih Berri: only solution is for Israelis to withdraw from Sheba’a Farms and K’farshouba hill, hand over landmine maps and exchange prisoners; afterwards if US wants comprehensive solution, Lebanon will be part of it + LebanonUpdates

15:25Lebanese PM thanked Saudi for its support and financial aid to Lebanon and promised to make Lebanon voice heard in Rome conference for immediate cease-fire, the return of Shebaa Farms, the freedom to all Lebanese prisoners and the maps for the Israeli land mines at Rome conference, this is the seventh time Israel have killed and destroyed Lebanon he added. We need a Lebanese sovereignty over all territory (Agencies)

12:35French foreign minister Douste-Blazy calls for ceasefire, exchange of prisoners, return of Sheba’a Farms, implementation of Taif treaty and drawing of borders; also stated that France supports deployment of international forces only on agreement of both sides + LebanonUpdates

23:56Hezbollah announces it has attacked Israeli military posts in Shebaa Farms achieving direct hits + LebanonUpdates

10:19Israeli air strikes on outskirts of Kfar Hamam and Halta near Shebaa Farms + LebanonUpdates

14:50Prime Minister Fouad Siniora gives opening speech at conference of Arab foreign ministers: we need prompt and decisive ceasefire; solution that addresses roots of problem must be ensured by which ceasefire becomes permanent; there is Lebanese consensus on 7 articles; call for ceasefire, withdrawal of Israeli army and placement of Shebaa Farms under international control; I am not satisfied with drafts we received in last 2 days; pressure must be placed on international community for Security Council resolution leading to complete ceasefire; we need assistance in reconstruction and support for economy

18:13Lebanon receives new international draft resolution that is not based on 7th article of UN Charter; however, it also does not include any reference to Shebaa Farms