Israel, Lebanon deny that Israel has withdrawn from part of southern Lebanon

(Reuters/Al Arabiya) Senior Israeli and Lebanese officials denied on Thursday that there had been any Israeli withdrawal from occupied southern Lebanon, after a US official said Israel had pulled some of its troops back in a good faith gesture toward Lebanon’s government. Israel and Lebanon have been discussing a US-backed proposal for Israeli forces to transfer some of the Lebanese territory invaded in their war with Hezbollah to Lebanon’s military, in a possible step toward restoring Lebanese control of occupied territory. – Israel, Lebanon deny that Israel has withdrawn from part of southern Lebanon