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Israeli soldiers pullout

(Reuters)
Updated: 2006-08-16 09:36

An Israeli armoured vehicle withdraws from Adaisseh in south Lebanon as a U.N. truce between Israel and Hizbollah held for a second day, August 15, 2006. The Israeli army plans to start pulling back from some forward positions in southern Lebanon and handing them over to U.N. troops within 48 hours, Israeli officials and Western diplomats said on Tuesday.[Reuters]