Israel hopes to have all its troops out of southern Lebanon by Rosh Hashanah. Israeli sources said Wednesday that the last Israeli troops were expected to be out of former Hezbollah strongholds by Sept. 22, if handovers of territory to foreign peacekeepers and the Lebanese army go as planned.
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