The French Ambassador to the United Nations, Gerard Araud, has said he expects military intervention in Libya within hours of a summit in Paris later today. He said major participants in the operations and in the diplomatic effort would attend the summit. The US, Britain and France have given the ultimatum about the ceasefire and have set the conditions. He said the military intervention can come within hours of the Summit.The Libyan Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Kaaim has said the military will not attack the rebel stronghold of Benghazi and remains committed to a ceasefire. He told reporters that the armed forces are now located outside the city of Benghazi and they have no intention of entering the city. He also renewed an invitation to Turkey, Malta and China to send observers to monitor the ceasefire. Kaaim also called on the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to send a fact-finding mission to Libya as soon as possible.Libya's eastern rebel stronghold of Benghazi is bracing for the worst after rumours that Moamar Gaddafi's troops were within striking distance of the Mediterranean city. Hundreds of men, some riding in pick-up trucks mounted with machine guns, flooded out of the city in response to a call from Benghazi's rebel-run radio to swiftly man their posts. Several loud explosions, some of them followed by anti-aircraft fire, were heard inside Benghazi. New checkpoints were set up as word spread that the Libyan forces could be on their way.