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| Israel completes withdrawal from Lebanon |
| 2006-10-01 |
| ZARIT, Israel - Israel’s army pulled out of south Lebanon early on Sunday to complete a handover to the Lebanese army and UN peacekeepers under a ceasefire to end a war with Hezbollah guerrillas, Israeli military sources said. Returning soldiers padlocked the border gate at Zarit, close to where Iranian-supported Hezbollah fighters seized two soldiers on July 12. The headlights of tanks lit up clouds of dust as they crossed back into Israel past coils of barbed wire. ‘The responsibility for Lebanon right now is in the hands of the Lebanese government and, of course, the UN so every act of Hezbollah is the responsibility of Lebanon,’ said Israeli army spokesman Major Zvika Golan before the last soldiers had left. Military sources said a few Israeli soldiers would remain on the Lebanese side of the divided border village of Ghajar until security arrangements were finalised. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #2 Israel completes withdrawal from Lebanon Good. Now if the UNFIL forces don't begin to demonstrate some significant effort towards disarming or expelling Hezbollah from the boundary area, at least Israel will have evacuated their soldiers from a free-fire zone. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-10-01 03:07 |
| #1 every act of Hezbollah is the responsibility of Lebanon Succint. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2006-10-01 00:47 |