October 15, 2006

All quiet on the northern border - for now - Haaretz - Israel News

All quiet on the northern border - for now - Haaretz - Israel News: "Two weeks after the last Israel Defense Forces soldier left south Lebanon, the situation along the northern border has begun to stabilize. IDF officers report a reasonable level of cooperation with UN and Lebanese Army representatives.

They say Hezbollah is keeping a low profile in the south, and only a few minor incidents have been discovered. But it is hard to tell whether calm has returned, or if Hezbollah is lying low until the next outburst.

Since the withdrawal, the procedure established at the conclusion of the war has been employed several times: Israel relays news of suspicious activity to UNIFIL, which arrives at the suspected venue quickly followed by the Lebanese Army." Read complete post here.