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Rome talks fail to yield Lebanon ceasefire

By Roula Khalaf in Rome and Sharmila Devi in Jerusalem

Published: July 26 2006 10:29 | Last updated: July 28 2006 08:00

An international crisis meeting on Lebanon on Wednesday failed to agree on a call for an immediate ceasefire in the two-week conflict between Israel and Hizbollah fighters, pledging only quick humanitarian relief and support for Lebanon’s reconstruction.

Nearly all the participants at a Rome conference called for an immediate ceasefire, leaving the US isolated, according to Arab officials.

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