Does anyone know if the release of the captive Israeli soldiers is part of the "offer" that is on the table?
But Rice later told Shi'ite Muslim Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, who is an ally of Hizbollah and is also close to Syria, that "the situation on the border cannot return to what it was before July 12," a Lebanese political source said.
Rice was referring to the day Hizbollah captured the two Israeli soldiers. The source quoted her as saying there would be no ceasefire before Hizbollah freed the pair unconditionally and pulled its forces back about 20 km (13 miles) from the border.
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