Israel has signalled it could accept a European peacekeeping force in Lebanon if it has a stronger mandate and more soldiers than current UN troops operating in the region.
"Israel is ready to see deployment of a force with military capabilities and combat experience made up of troops from European Union countries once its mandate has been fixed," Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert said on Sunday (23 July), following talks with envoys from Germany, France and the UK.
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