Heavy fighting has broken out again in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli between opposition gunmen and government supporters, officials say.Overnight, at least 13 people were killed as Hezbollah attacked forces of the pro-government Druze leader, Walid Jumblatt, in the mountains near Beirut.
The fighting in the Chouf mountains later died down after an agreement that the army would be deployed in the area.
The Arab League is to send a delegation in an attempt to end the conflict.
Its Secretary-General, Amr Moussa, said it wanted to save Lebanon.
"What is going on in Lebanon is unacceptable. We are very worried about this," he said. "We might succeed and we might not, but we have to try."
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