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This includes the cost of some operations that are as old as the UN itself ( Kashmir and the Middle East Areas of Israel , the West Bank , Jordan , Lebanon ) and very recent operations in areas such as the former Yugoslavia , Rwanda , Somalia , and Haiti . Committee on Foreign Relations : Committee concluded a hearing to examine securing a permanent cease-fire relating to Lebanon , focusing on what the United States and others can do to secure lasting calm on Israel 's northern border , strengthen the Lebanese Government so that it can fully control its territory , and assist in meeting Lebanon 's urgent humanitarian and reconstruction needs , including the impact of this conflict on broader U.S. interests in the region , and achieving a peace settlement between Israel and the Palestinians , after receiving testimony from C. David Welch , Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs ; Carlos Pascual , Brookings Institution , Washington , D.C .; Paul Salem , Carnegie Middle East Center , Beirut , Lebanon ; and Augustus Richard Norton , Boston University , Boston , Massachusetts . It was a very constructive meeting ; discussion about the status of the free trade agreement negotiations between South Korea and the United States , discussion of war on terror issues - - Iraq , Afghanistan , Lebanon ; and of course , a discussion on North Korea . " But when the tape airs on Al Jazeera , Al Arabiya , Lebanon TV and other Arab media outlets , nothing is left to the imagination . Yet , it is the political boundaries separating Israel , Lebanon ( and Syria ) that served not only as the arena of the confrontation but also as an important pretext for the war . Cases with fewer than fifteen hun-dred total battle deaths ( such as Paraguay in 1947 , Lebanon 1958 and 1976 , Guatemala in 1954 and 1970-71 , and Indonesia in 1953 ) or conflicts restricted to a very small percentage of the population ( power struggles within the military or a purge within the government ) were not included .