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whats the news about israel and lebanon??(not the war) thks

2006-08-17 01:44:19 · 3 answers · asked by kikay 1 in Politics & Government Other - Politics & Government

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its all today news!!
Lebanese troops, tanks and armored vehicles deployed south of the Litani River on Thursday, a key provision of the U.N. cease-fire plan that ended fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. The deployment marks a first step toward extending government control in a region Lebanese troops have largely avoided for four decades.


In Beirut, the international airport reopened to commercial traffic for the first time since July 13 when it was attacked by Israeli warplanes and gunboats. A Middle East Airlines passenger jet touched down from Amman, Jordan, ending a 36-day Israeli blockade, and a Royal Jordanian flight was expected later Thursday.

Lebanon's Cabinet on Wednesday approved the plan to deploy army troops south of the Litani River, but the government said soldiers would not hunt down Hezbollah guerrillas and would not try to disarm them.

Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Mark Regev said Israel is keeping its commitments in the U.N. cease-fire resolution and expects Lebanon to do the same.

"That resolution clearly calls for the creation of a Hezbollah-free zone south of the Litani River, and anything less would mean that the resolution is not being implemented," he said.
"I feel safer now," said Shadi Shammas, a 30-year-old Marjayoun native. "The army before was not like now. Now, if Hezbollah has guns, the army can take them and that wasn't the case before."

"Today is a new beginning for us in south Lebanon, said George Najm, a 23-year-old from nearby Qlaia. "We'll need some time to feel safe but it's a great start."

Hariri, the son of slain former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, a top U.S. ally, was responding to a speech Tuesday by the Syrian leader in which he accused Lebanon's anti-Syrian groups of allying themselves with Israel, which bombarded Lebanon for 34 days.

"The speech was an incitement for sedition in Lebanon. The Syrian president has hurt his position, Syria's and Lebanon's," he said in his speech to supporters.

The United States has accused Syria of meddling in Lebanese affairs, and the U.N. Security Council has demanded Syria stop interfering.

2006-08-17 02:04:25 · answer #1 · answered by White Man 2 · 0 0

The israelis pull out his troops from Lebanon

2006-08-17 08:50:15 · answer #2 · answered by Verdi 1 · 0 0

what else is there?

2006-08-17 08:50:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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