Special report: Israel-Lebanon
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Israel, Lebanon agree on
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Two Lebanese soldiers walk past a poster
showing Israel's attack toward the southern Lebanese town of Qana at the
Central Square of Beirut, August 16, 2006. (Xinhua Photo)
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BEIRUT, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) --
Lebanese troops are on their way to south Lebanon early on Thursday to deploy
near the border with Israel in line with a UN resolution, according to a CNN
report.
Trucks, armored troop carriers and jeeps are on the
move toward the Litani River, about 30 km from the Israeli border, from several
points.
The Lebanese army will be conjunct with UN
peacekeepers already in the south and will gradually take over the territory
from which Israeli forces are withdrawing.
The move came several hours after Israeli army began handing over positions in south Lebanon to the United Nations as the Lebanese government agreed to deploy troops both south and north of the Litani River.
Under a UN-brokered ceasefire agreement that has been effective since Monday morning, Israel is obliged to hand over its positions in southern Lebanon to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), which would then turn them over to the Lebanese army. Enditem
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