Soldiers froze government decisions against the Shiite movement Hezbollah, the opposition calling for the withdrawal of gunmen from the streets.
Cooldown for Lebanon? The Lebanese army has indeed frozen Saturday the government's decisions against the Shiite movement Hezbollah. Lebanese Prime Minister had given a few moments earlier in the army the task of deciding on these decisions, described Thursday by Hezbollah of "declaration of war" and had been responsible for violent clashes between anti-and pro-government.
The army has decided that the head of airport security, Wafic Choukair, presented as a close ally of Hezbollah and sacked Tuesday by the government "will remain at his post until the measures taken after the investigation ", which will determine whether he was aware of surveillance cameras installed by Hezbollah near the Beirut International Airport.
also the army "will undertake to investigate the case of the telecommunications network" set up by Hezbollah, described recently by the government of "violating the sovereignty of Lebanon, and on which he wanted to investigate, we read in the statement. The case will be investigated "as to not prejudice either the public or the security of the resistance", he stresses the army. Training Shiite believes that this network is essential in its fight against Israel and "for security reasons."
The opposition continues to "civil disobedience"
The army has also requested "all parties (...) withdraw all gunmen (Street) and reopen the roads." The opposition, through the voice of one of its leaders, announced shortly after deciding to withdraw its gunmen from Beirut and give control of the capital to the army, but while pursuing his movement of "civil disobedience . 
Siniora had also challenged the passivity of the military in combat, believing that the army should "assume its national responsibilities without hesitation or delay, and it has not happened so far." Soldiers ordered not to intervene in the fighting for fear of a split. The anti-Syrian majority has welcomed the decision of the army. In a statement, a leader, Rafik Hariri, said she "opened the way for a solution" after deadly fighting that made thirty dead since Thursday and control by Hezbollah in Beirut west, majority had accused Hezbollah of having led a "coup" orchestrated with the help of Damascus and Tehran.
This camp differs with the opposition on the sharing of power, plunging Lebanon into a crisis that has paralyzed the past 18 months the political institutions and secure the election of a president.
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