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| Israel will withdraw from Lebanese village, Lebanese sources confirm |
| 2008-09-03 |
| Ma'an -- Lebanese sources confirmed the news on Tuesday that the Israeli military plans to withdraw from the Lebanese village of Al-Ghajar, on the Israeli border. The Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported on Sunday that Israel is prepared to leave the village, after receiving guarantees from UNIFIL, the UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon, that part of the village would be controlled by international forces. The London-based Ash-Sharq Al-Awsat daily newspaper quoted a Lebanese official as saying that the Lebanese authorities expect Israeli forces to withdraw soon from the village. The Yasmina Bouziane said she hoped UNIFIL would soon reach an agreement between the Israelis and the Lebanese on the village in preparation to implement UN resolution 1701, which authorizes UN troops to police the ceasefire in Lebanon. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 One day they will find themselves withdrawing to the Mediteranean (sic). :(( |
| Posted by: borgboy2001 2008-09-03 14:53 |