Israel Reportedly Ready to adopt U.N. Plan for Withdrawal from Ghajar
Israel was willing to adopt a United Nations plan for the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Lebanese border town of Ghajar, Israel radio reported.
Citing political sources in Israel, the radio said the Jewish state was ready to pull out from Ghajar and put the northern part of the village under UNIFIL control.
The sources said Israel will withdraw from the territory under U.N. resolution 1701 that ended the 34-day Israel-Hizbullah war.
They said the Director General of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs is in contact with UNIFIL to guarantee the peacekeepers” deployment on the outskirts of Ghajar to "protect residents who have Israeli identity cards made available to them by Hizbullah."
To protect the population who are in possession of Israeli identity cards of the "Party of God."
The rest of Ghajar would remain under Israel. According to residents, who claim Syrian identity, the decision would divide families.
Israel radio said Ghajar residents fear they would be harassed by Hizbullah following the Israeli withdrawal.