An Nahar daily reported that Israel may withdraw from the Ghajar village by November 21. If that is true, then March 14 will have more ammunition in the upcoming campaign against Hizballah. Israel should withdraw from the Shebaa farms and the hills around, just to let Hizballah without its liberation pretenses. Let the people of the South live their life, and not die for some obscure agenda of a party, and because of state incapability [and unwillingness] to protect them.
An Nahar said UNIFIL hoped in the letter that Lebanese authorities would try to keep the situation calm in the border region and the areas near Ghajar and Abbasiyeh to prevent any decision by Israel to stop the expected pullout.
A government source in Jerusalem told Haaretz the decision was taken after the Lebanese government made written assurances that U.N. peacekeepers in south Lebanon would be given security and civilian control over the northern part of the village. [Naharnet]
