Israel will allow aid airlifts to reach Lebanon in a bid to avert a humanitarian crisis. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced the decision Tuesday in talks with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who has voiced concern over humanitarian conditions in Lebanon as Israel presses its offensive against Hezbollah. Olmert’s office said he agreed that the looming crisis had to be averted.
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