Top Lebanese officials are saying that its army will deploy in the southern part of the country if Israel carries out a unilateral withdrawal, a senior American official was quoted by an Israeli newspaper as saying. Earlier this week, Israel indicated it would accept U.N. Security Council Resolution 425, which calls for an Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, if security could be guaranteed for its northern residents. Lebanon has officially refused to discuss with Israel security arrangements that would accompany the Israeli pullout because of opposition from Syria, the main power broker in Lebanon.
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