JTA: House resolution calls for Lebanon force

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House resolution calls for Lebanon force

The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a resolution urging Lebanon to allow international troops along its border with Syria.

The nonbinding resolution, which passed 411-5 on Tuesday evening, urges Lebanon’s government “to request without delay a robust international force deployment on the Lebanese border with Syria, so as to prevent the resupply of weapons to Hezbollah.”

Lebanon has been reluctant to ask international troops to patrol its border, fearing Syrian reprisals.

Israel believes Hezbollah will try to replace the missiles it used in this summer’s war with Israel.

The resolution “bolsters U.S. efforts to work with the international community to ensure that the critical elements of the agreement are fulfilled,” said the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, which lobbied for its passage.