1. Among these is the call by the Saudi plan for an Israeli withdrawal from Lebanese territory. 2. Hezbollah insists the territory is Lebanese, despite UN declarations that Israeli forces have withdrawn completely from Lebanese territory. 3. Hezbollah and the Lebanese government assert that the area is occupied Lebanese territory. 4. In the past, Israel had responded to Hezbollah advances with strikes deep into Lebanese territory. 5. Israel said that from now on it would hold the governments in Beirut and Damascus, Syria, responsible for any attacks on northern Israel from Lebanese territory. 6. It argues that the new boundary leaves several chunks of Lebanese territory inside Israel. 7. Israeli officials said soldiers returned fire after being shot at from Lebanese territory. 8. It was unclear how many Israeli soldiers remained in Lebanese territory. 9. The Lebanese had complained that Israel was still infringing on Lebanese territory in at least seven locations. 10. The statement evidently reflected a debate held in the government last month in which Defense Minister Yitzhak Mordechai pushed for more quick raids deep into Lebanese territory. |