US Freezes Aid to Lebanon for Failing to Uphold Arms Embargo
US Freezes Aid to Lebanon for Failing to Uphold Arms Embargo 12:21 Sep 14, '06 / 21 Elul 5766(IsraelNN.com) The US has announced that a $10 million aid package intended for Lebanon is being frozen due to the Lebanese government’s failure to implement the arms embargo on Hizbullah as per the UN-brokered ceasefire, Resolution 1701.
The US House of Representatives has ordered the aid package delayed until the international stabilization force is deployed in southern Lebanon.
