BEIRUT (Reuters) - On the streets of Beirut, people were doubtful on Sunday that a draft UN resolution would halt fighting between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas, saying it punishes the Lebanese.

Their skepticism was echoed by Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri who said on Sunday Lebanon rejected the draft resolution, proposed by the United States and France on Saturday, because it would allow Israeli forces to remain on Lebanese soil.

The draft resolution calls for a full cessation of hostilities between the warring parties but leaves room for Israel to pursue "defensive" military operations against Hezbollah and does not call for the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Lebanon.

"I'm not happy about the resolution because it gives Israel all the rights and nothing to the Lebanese. The only solution is the war, either we die or we win," said Ahmed Mehdi, 39, who works at a tourism agency.

Sawsan Aboud, a 37-year-old teacher, was also unhappy.

"Hezbollah will not agree to the resolution. The whole thing is a soap opera. The United Nations is a soap opera. We've been living for 30 years in the war. A ceasefire won't benefit us now," he said.

Part of the problem, say the Lebanese, is that the resolution does not involve Hezbollah, one of the two principal warring parties in the 26-day-old conflict.

"Hezbollah doesn't live in the mountains or in the desert. You can't take Hezbollah out of Lebanese society," said Palestinian Lebanese Yehya Abou el-Jibin, 29, manager of a fast food outlet.

Many Lebanese scoffed at the idea the United Nations would succeed in bringing an end to the conflict. It took world powers almost a month to present a draft resolution to the UN Security Council, during which at least 747 people in Lebanon and 89 Israelis have been killed.