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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said in a newspaper interview that Israel was 'very close' to its goal in Lebanon.
Updated : Nov 19, 2013, 11:17 PM IST
Olmert told
"It's more likely that there will be a vote in the United Nations next week," he was quoted as saying. "The process is long," he said.
"From our standpoint, we will cooperate with any reasonable proposal." Asked what Israel's objectives were, Olmert said the Jewish state should no longer face the threat that existed before fighting broke out last month.
"The new equation will spell out a completely different balance in the area," he said. "Hezbollah will think twice, three times, many times before attacking us, and I think we are very close to that goal."
Olmert reiterated that
"Let's say if we stop firing at
The Israeli leader said any international force should be able to fight and be modelled on the Enduring Freedom mission in