Israel agreed this evening to allow humanitarian aid to flow into Lebanon as the Jewish state presses a major military offensive against Hizbullah, officials said.
The Jewish state has imposed a blockade on Lebanon but has not stopped foreign countries from evacuating their nationals.
"Israel has been in contact with foreign governments, with the UN agencies and with relevant NGOs to try and facilitate the flow of humanitarian aid to Lebanon," Foreign Ministry spokesman Mark Regev said.
"The Lebanese people are not our enemies and we have no intention of seeing a humanitarian disaster in Lebanon. We are working together with the international community to find practical solutions."
Nine days of Israeli bombardment has killed at least 310 people in Lebanon and displaced hundreds of thousands of civilians. A total of 29 Israelis have been confirmed killed in the conflict.
Israeli media said the passage of humanitarian aid would go via Cyprus with France playing a key role.
