An Israeli artillery unit fires a shell towards Lebanon from its position near the northern Israeli town of Shlomi, by the Lebanese border, July 29, 2006. France has drawn up a draft U.N. Security Council resolution that would call for an immediate cessation of hostilities in Israel and Lebanon and prepare for the deployment of an international force. (Ammar Awad/Reuters)
Israeli tanks line up on road near the northern Lebanese border before an operation inside Lebanon, July 30, 2006. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)