Lebanon's top Shi'ite cleric said on Sunday that British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who is on a tour of the Middle East, was not welcome in Lebanon because of his support for Israel and the United States.

Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah criticized Blair for not calling for an early truce in Israel's 34-day war with Shi'ite Hezbollah guerrillas and for allowing U.S. weapons to be shipped via Britain to Israel for use against Lebanon.

Fadlallah said in a statement that the Lebanese government should have told "Blair that he is not wanted in Lebanon, so that he -- and those like him -- would know that we are not so naive as to welcome him when he has contributed to killing us and slaughtering our children."

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Blair arrived in Israel on Saturday and Lebanese officials have said he will visit Beirut on Monday for talks on the United Nations truce.

The conflict was triggered by Hezbollah's cross-border capture of two Israeli soldiers in July.

The conflict cost the lives of nearly 1,200 people in Lebanon, mainly civilians, and 157 Israelis, mostly soldiers.

During the war, Britain allowed U.S. flights loaded with bombs for Israel to refuel at an airport in Scotland. Blair also drew criticism at home for standing with U.S. President George W. Bush in opposing calls for an early ceasefire.