South Lebanon Town Remains Disputed
Joseph S. Mayton - All Headline News Middle East Correspondent Beirut, Lebanon (AHN) - Israeli troops continue to maintain positions in Ghajar in southern Lebanon. The town, which has been split between Israel and Lebanon since the Israelis captured much of southern Lebanon and the Golan Heights in 1967. Now Israeli troops are holding the entire village. Many of Ghajar's residents are in fact Israeli citizens. Lebanon says that it is a violation under the ceasefire agreement that ended fighting between the Jewish state and Hezbollah on August 14. "The people of Ghajar always wanted to be with Israel," Adel Al Einz, a farmer in the nearby village of Almary, told The Associated Press disapprovingly. "They are happy like that," he added. The city has been the source of tension between Beirut and Tel Aviv and it is unlikely to subside until the situation can be dealt with by the United Nations and the two nations involved. According to the U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon, it is working with both sides to settle the disputed territory as soon as possible. "We are in the process of finalizing a plan for Ghajar which we hope will be acceptable to all concerned," Brig. Gen. J.P. Nehra, the acting U.N. force commander, told Gen. Michel Suleiman, the Lebanese army chief, at a meeting Monday.
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