Number: RL33566
Title: Israel-Hamas-Hezbollah: The Current Conflict
Authors: Jeremy Sharp, Christopher Blanchard, Kenneth Katzman, Carol Migdalovitz, Alfred Prados, paul Gallis, Dianne Rennack, John Rollins, Marjorie Browne, Steve Bowman, Connie Veillette, and Larry Kumins, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division 
Abstract: A United Nations-brokered cease-fire came into effect on August 14, 2006. Based on United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 passed a few days earlier, the cease-fire is intended to be monitored by the Lebanese Armed Forces in conjunction with an expanded U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon. The international community initially hesitated to contribute troops, though it appears now that enough countries have stepped forward to significantly expand the existing U.N. force (UNIFIL).
Pages: 43
Date: September 15, 2006