Israel PM sees beginning of moves towards ceasefire

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JERUSALEM, Aug 1 (Reuters) Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert today said that he saw the beginning of a process that would lead to a ceasefire in Lebanon, saying Hizbollah guerrillas could never threaten the Jewish state again.

''We are at the beginning of a political process that in the end will bring a ceasefire under entirely different conditions than before,'' Olmert said in a speech at a graduation ceremony at the National Security College in Glilot.

Olmert said he had never promised the people of Israel that its offensive would destroy all Hizbollah's missiles, but said the threat from the Shi'ite group had been massively reduced.

''This threat will not be what it was. Never will they be able to threaten this people they fired missiles at. This people will defeat them,'' he said.

Olmert said there was no ceasefire yet because Israel was still working to limit Hizbollah's strength.

''Every additional day is one that erodes the power of this cruel enemy. Every additional day, the Israeli army reduces their ability to fire and also their ability to strike in the future.

''We have said we would agree to a ceasefire once we know with certainty the conditions in the field will be different than those that led to the eruption of this war.'' Reuters SBA RN2233

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