Israel and Lebanon have been holding talks via Western intermediaries aimed at withdrawing troops of the Israel-allied South Lebanon Army from a portion of the southern Lebanon security zone, the Israeli daily Ha’aretz reported Wednesday. Israel views the SLA pullout as a confidence-building gesture in advance of negotiations with Syria, the paper added. Meanwhile, Israeli troops killed two Hezbollah gunmen during fighting Tuesday night in the security zone.
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