Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak welcomed the deployment of U.N. forces along the border with Lebanon and said he expects a new period of economic development to begin in northern Israel. Following the latest deployment, Lebanon said it would send 500 soldiers and 500 police on Monday.
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