Israel Approves Wider Ground Offensive

"Israel's prime minister declared Monday that there would be no cease- fire with Hezbollah guerrillas, apologizing for the deaths of Lebanese civilians but saying 'we will not give up on our goal to live a life free of terror.' His Security Cabinet approved widening the ground offensive.

Israeli warplanes hit Hezbollah fighters battling with soldiers near the border as the guerrillas fired mortars into Israel. But an Israeli suspension of most airstrikes in Lebanon - and a pause by the guerrillas on rocket attacks in northern Israel - brought both countries their quietest day since the conflict began three weeks ago." Read on.