In an interview with CNN’s Nic Robertson, Lahoud again called for a cessation of the violence and said that if a cease-fire can’t be brokered,

“I hope that we move forward in the next day or two, things will crystallize, and that the parties will be prepared to do this

BERLIN (Reuters) – Several thousand people in Berlin protested against Israel’s bombing campaign in Lebanon on Friday, joining angry protests across the Middle East this week.