LEBANON: UN commander holds ‘productive’ talks on securing final Israeli withdrawal

The acting head of the United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon today held further “productive” talks with senior Lebanese and Israeli officers aimed at securing Israel’s speedy withdrawal from the last position it occupies in the south of the country after this summer’s war with Hizbollah. “Minor administrative issues with relation to Ghajar residents are still pending, and UNIFIL (UN Interim Force in Lebanon) hopes they will be solved at the next meeting early next week,” the Mission said in a statement, referring to the village straddling the line separating the two sides, the only post Israel still holds after its withdrawal from all other positions on 1 October. (More ...)
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