PRESS DIGEST - Lebanon - Aug 22 .  BEIRUT 1996-08-22  These are the leading stories in the [START_ENT] Beirut [END_ENT] press on Thursday .  Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy .  AN-NAHAR  - Confrontation is escalating between Hizbollah and the government .  - Prime Minister Hariri : Israeli threats do no serve peace .  AS-SAFIR  - Parliament Speaker Berri : Israel is preparing for war against Syria and Lebanon .  - Parliamentary battle in Beirut ..  The three main lists have been prepared .  AL-ANWAR  - Continued criticism of law violation incidents -- which occurred in the Mount Lebanon elections last Sunday .  AD-DIYAR  - Financial negotiations between Lebanon and Pakistan .  - Hariri to step into the election battle with an incomplete list .  NIDA'A AL-WATAN  - Maronite Patriarch Sfeir expressed sorrow over the violations in Sunday ' elections .
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