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Negotiations Underway to End the Fighting in Lebanon
(Ynet News) Itamar Eichner - Efforts to reach an agreement to end the fighting in Lebanon continue through the mediation of U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein. Sources report that the emerging agreement would require Hizbullah to withdraw north of the Litani River. For the first 60 days, the IDF will remain in the initial line of Lebanese villages to allow the Lebanese army to dismantle Hizbullah's infrastructure in the buffer area between the border and the Litani. After this period, the IDF would pull back to the border. Israel insists on preserving military freedom to respond to any violations of the agreement. Israeli sources emphasize the importance of sealing off weapon smuggling channels, saying, "If we don't, Hizbullah will rearm, and our efforts would be wasted."