Tel Aviv, Aug 13, SPA -- Israel's Cabinet approved the U.N. cease-fire deal after a stormy debate Sunday, clearing akey hurdle to ending the monthlong Mideast war, thegovernment said. The 24-0 vote, with one abstention, came a day after theLebanese government approved the agreement, and Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah also gave his consent. The truce was to take effect on Monday morning, the Associated Press reported.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/382593