Israel rules out truce

Although Israel did not reject Annan8217;s declaration outright, the government conditioned a halt to fighting on the disarmament of Hizbollah. 8216;8216;We want to get to the point that Hizbollah is dismantled as a military force in keeping with resolution 1559 and that they can no longer initiate a new crisis,8217;8217; said Foreign Ministry spokesman Mark Regev.

8216;8216;One of the conditions for a ceasefire is that Hizbollah no longer receives arms supplies from Iran and Syria once it is enforced,8217;8217; he added.

Regev said Israel would 8216;8216;continue to deal blows to Hizbollah to weaken it to the maximum.8217;8217;