Between a Rock ...

and a Hard Place.

"Lebanese citizens inspect the crater at a bridge that was destroyed when Israeli missiles targeted it, in the village of Boudai, in the Bekaa Valley, eastern Lebanon, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006. Israeli commandos raided a Hezbollah stronghold deep inside Lebanon Saturday, sparking a fierce clash with militants that left one Israeli soldier dead. Lebanon called the raid a 'flagrant violation' of the U.N.-brokered cease-fire, while Israel said it was aimed at disrupting arms smuggling from Iran and Syria. (AP Photo/Samer Husseini) "

What does the Israeli government not understand about the word Truce?
Because of the need to not become (more of) an international pariah state, Israel was forced to sign on to a truce in Lebanon. Because of the need of a tottery government to survive, PM Olmert was forced to stage a showy front-page military action. Thus the need to keep the followers in line again trumps common sense, to say nothing of morality and decency, and creates yet another disaster.
Not unlike what President Bush faces with regard to his constituency huh?
It seems like this kind of pushmi-pullyu statecraft is destined to continue until the perpetrator runs out of constituents and can either safely take the proper action, or be removed from office and shot.
Oh; and it's not confined to the United States and Israel. It now seems to be the common course of governments everywhere.