Israeli army set to complete Lebanon withdrawal
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The Israeli army said on Tuesday it  could complete a pullout from southern Lebanon within a few  days as the United Nations said the number of peacekeepers in  the devastated country had reached 5,000.
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Israel&#39;s divided parliament is widely expected to ratify Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s Gaza withdrawal plan today, a crucial step towards the first evacuation of settlers from lands Palestinians want for a state.
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Israel said on Wednesday it would lift   an eight-week-old air and sea blockade of Lebanon at 11 a.m. ET   on Thursday, handing over control to international forces.
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Israel said on Wednesday it could   gradually dismantle its blockade of Lebanon as Lebanese and   U.N. forces control entry points to stop Hizbollah rearming,   and the U.N. commander in the south said a breakthrough could   be close.
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Israel would be ready to call a cease-fire with Hezbollah if its captured soldiers are returned, the Lebanese army deploys along the countries&#039; shared border and the future disarmament of the militia can be guaranteed, the foreign minister said Tuesday.
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Israel's military chief said Tuesday that Israel will withdraw all remaining troops from Lebanon by this weekend, a lawmaker said.
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JERUSALEM -- Israel withdrew the last of its troops from Lebanon early today, the army said, fulfilling a key condition of the UN cease-fire that ended a monthlong war with Hezbollah guerrillas. Military officials said the last soldier exited Lebanon just after 2:30 a.m.
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Israel is making good progress removing its troops from southern Lebanon, UN chief Kofi Annan says.
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JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon says Israel is ready to co-ordinate its planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip with the new Palestinian leadership.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert   said on Monday Israel would pursue its offensive against   Hizbollah until two captured soldiers were returned and   Lebanese army troops controlled all of southern Lebanon.
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JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Monday will present his plan to pull out of the Gaza Strip as the Israeli parliament begins what will likely be two days of heated debate on the issue.
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Israel's divided parliament is widely  expected to ratify Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Gaza  withdrawal plan on Tuesday, a crucial step toward the first  evacuation of settlers from lands Palestinians want for a  state.
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The Israeli army turned over a small border area in south Lebanon to Lebanese and foreign troops Thursday, a symbolic move paving the way for U.N. peacekeepers to go into the volatile area.
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Israel's divided parliament is widely expected to ratify Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Gaza withdrawal plan on Tuesday, a crucial step toward the first evacuation of settlers from lands Palestinians want for a state.
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Israel plans to pull troops out of  Palestinian cities for a Jan. 9 presidential election to pick a  successor to Yasser Arafat, Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said  on Monday.
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Israel says it has withdrawn all troops from Lebanon, fulfilling a key condition of the ceasefire with Hezbollah.
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Israel's air and sea blockade of Lebanon is about to be lifted, more than three weeks after fighting ended.