Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni expressed hope on Sunday that two Israeli soldiers abducted by Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas would be released unconditionally after a UNSC resolution was approved by both Israel and Lebanon.

The unconditional release of the captive soldiers would be considered as the beginning of all relationships between the governments of Israel and Lebanon, Livni told a press conference shortly after the Israeli cabinet approved the UN Security Council Resolution 1701.

The resolution, unanimously adopted by UN Security Council on Friday, calls for Israel's withdrawal and authorizes an increase of the existing UN force in Lebanon to 15,000 troops to help Lebanese government troops take control of south Lebanon as Israel withdraws.

Meanwhile, the Israeli top diplomat also underscored that the end of the Israeli-Lebanese conflict should lead to the disarmament of Hezbollah.

On July 12, Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas snatched two Israeli soldiers and killed eight others during cross-border attacks, sparking the Israeli offensive against the Shiite group which has entered the 33rd day on Sunday.

Israel failed to retrieve the two captive soldiers during the over-one-month fighting with Hezbollah, which had killed over 1,000 Lebanese and about 150 Israelis.