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Shebaa Farm, Soon Officially Lebanese
July 11, 2007 · Mustapha Hamoui
When Israel withdrew its troops from Lebanon back in 2000, Hezbollah held on to its arms under one pretext: Liberating a small piece of land called the Shebaa Farms.
(photo : Jpost)
This is why the upcoming annoucement by the United Nations that the Shebaa Farm is Lebanese territory will be very significant:
A UN cartographer has determined for the first time that the Israeli-held Shebaa Farms — long the centre of a territorial dispute — belong to Lebanon, a senior Israeli official told AFP on Wednesday.
The United Nations has asked Israel to hand control of the flashpoint territory to the world body, the official said on condition of anonymity,
But there remains a fly in the ointment: Israel has so far rejected that finding, as that would mean it should hand over the land back to Lebanon.
France24 , Jerusalem Post..