Events leading up to the ceasefire in the conflict in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah.
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AFP

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AFP
15 Aug 2006 - 12:00 AM  UPDATED 22 Aug 2013 - 12:18 PM
  • Cessation of hostilities comes into effect at 0500 GMT.
  • Israeli air strikes around Baalbek kill seven people, shortly before truce.
  • Israel says four Hezbollah fighter killed in clashes after ceasefire.
  • Israel says some troops are withdrawing from Lebanon but that it will maintain its air and sea blockade because of alleged Hezbollah arms smuggling.
  • The first UN aid convoys in days arrives in the war-battered southern city of Tyre.
  • Displaced Lebanese start to return to their homes.
  • Northern Israeli residents emerge from shelters.
  • Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert vows to keep up hunt for Hezbollah leaders.
  • Israeli army confirms that nine soldiers were killed on Sunday, bringing the total of troops killed to 117.
  • Israel drops leaflets over Beirut blaming Hezbollah for the destruction in Lebanon and warning it will respond to any future strikes.
  • Hezbollah distributes posters claiming "divine victory".
  • UN warns of the danger of unexploded ordnance, estimated to be one in 10 of every shell, bomb and rocket fired and dropped on Lebanon.
  • Sweden to host international aid conference for Lebanon on August 31.
  • Arab League announces extraordinary ministerial meeting Sunday in Cairo.