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/ 1 October 2006

Israel completes Lebanon withdrawal

Israel’s army pulled out of south Lebanon early on Sunday to complete a handover to the Lebanese army and United Nations peacekeepers under a ceasefire to end a war with Hezbollah guerrillas, Israeli military sources said. Returning soldiers padlocked the border gate at Zarit, close to where Iranian-supported Hezbollah fighters seized two soldiers on July 12.