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Italian UNIFIL peacekeepers patrolling the beach in the southern Lebanese port city of Tyre on Saturday. (Reuters)
Last update - 00:00 01/09/2006
IDF prepares to leave Lebanon in 10-14 days
By Amos Harel, Haaretz Correspondent and News Agencies

The Israel Defense Forces could withdraw all troops from Lebanon in a period of 10 days to two weeks if the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon continues to deploy at the present rate, security forces told Haaretz over the weekend.

Meanwhile, the bolstered peacekeeping force in Lebanon began taking shape on Saturday as 1,000 soldiers started moving in - the first large contingent of international troops dispatched to help safeguard a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah.

The Italian advanced forces, which landed in Tyre in helicopters and rubber boats, are meant to protect the Italian navy ships docking on Sunday.
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With Israel apparently racing to destroy Hezbollah arms caches in the territory it occupies ahead of an impending withdrawal, the UN force commander said the truce was still "fragile" and warned any incident could quickly escalate.

The IDF is expected first to withdraw to the ridge one to two kilometers north of the Israeli-Lebanese border, followed by redeployment along the border itself, although the two stages may be combined and the timetable sped up.

"We want to complete the withdrawal as quickly as possible. No one wants to stay in Lebanon more than necessary," a source said.

The completion of the withdrawal from Lebanon will allow the reserve battalions currently serving in the West Bank on emergency orders to be demobilized and replaced by regular troops. The army is gradually thinning out its troops, having already withdrawn those posted deep inside Lebanese territory. At present a force equal to two brigades is now in Lebanon. A large number of the troops are there to make sweeps and are not manning permanent positions.

Troops sweeping the village of Aita al-Shaab in the western sector Friday uncovered and demolished a Hezbollah bunker containing numerous weapons and ordinance.

Military sources said they were satisfied with the rate of deployment of the international force and the serious attitude of its commanders.

There have been weeks of delay in deploying peacekeepers since the cease-fire began August 14, in part because it took time to hammer out details over the troops' mandate and convince countries hesitant to offer troops for what was seen as a potentially risky mission: getting between the bitter enemies, Israel and Hezbollah.

The full 15,000-member force has not been assembled yet, but with several major European countries now on board, more pledges from other countries are coming in.

Mainly Muslim Indonesia announced it would send up to 1,000 soldiers by month's end after Israel dropped objections to its participation in the force. The U.S., Europe and Israel have been eager to have Muslim troops among the peacekeepers to show it is not a solely Christian force. However Israel opposed Indonesia's taking part because it does not have relations with that country.

Turkey's prime minister, meanwhile, was trying to ensure that parliament approves his government's promise to send troops amid strong public opposition. Recep Tayyip Erdogan assured Turks the soldiers would not be disarming Hezbollah militants.

"When such a thing is requested from our soldiers, then we will withdraw our soldiers," Erdogan told reporters on Saturday.

The UN cease-fire resolution calls for Hezbollah to eventually be disarmed, but doesn't mandate the peacekeepers to do it.

Instead, the force, along with the 15,000 Lebanese troops now moving into the south, is to ensure a buffer zone along the Israeli-Lebanese border free of open Hezbollah fighters and arms, up to the Litani river about 30 kilometers to the North. At the same time, Lebanese troops on the border with Syria are supposed to prevent new weapons shipments to Hezbollah. UN chief Kofi Annan said Friday that Syria, Hezbollah's ally, promised to patrol its side of the frontier to prevent arms deliveries, though Israel was skeptical it would really do so.

Annan on Saturday was in Iran, another top patron of Hezbollah and believed by many to be its top arms supplier, to press its leadership to ensure no weapons go to Hezbollah, as the UN cease-fire resolution requires all nations to do.

Despite the lack of a mandate to disarm Hezbollah, UNIFIL commander, the French General Alain Pellegrini said the expanded international force marked a break from a past in which peacekeepers stood helplessly by as conflicts repeatedly flared.

"We have to forget the previous UNIFIL. The previous UNIFIL is dead and the new one is very different," Pellegrini told reporters. "It is strengthened with stronger rules of engagement. We will have more people, more equipment. We have the possibility to use force to implement our mission."

After talks with Annan, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki gave a vague promise to uphold the resolution, saying, "Iran has supported the Lebanese consensus on the resolution." He did not specifically address the weapons issue.

400 Italian peacekeepers arrive in Lebanon
More than 400 Italian soldiers arrived Saturday in south Lebanon, as an advance party of the first large contingent of international troops dispatched to boost the United Nations peacekeeping force.

One hundred fifty Italian marines wearing blue berets arrived by helicopter in the Mediterranean port city of Tyre to secure two beaches where the remainder of an 880-strong battalion of Italian soldiers were to land through the day.

But only part of the force was able to make it to shore due to high waves Saturday. Some vehicles and equipment were diverted further south to Naqoura.

By sundown, a total of 400 Italian soldiers had landed in Lebanon and the operation would resume Sunday morning, said a UN officer who spoke on
condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.

Another 200 Italian troops are expected Sunday in Beirut. Italy will be the biggest troop contributor to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, with 3,000.

An Italian navy spokesman said some 800 had arrived in Lebanese waters out of a total of about 3,000 that Italy has pledged. The rest of the force will land Saturday and Sunday depending on sea conditions, he added.

Most of the first 1,000 that began arriving Saturday will move to positions 20 kilometers inland from the coastal city of Tyre, the Italian Defense Ministry said.

Besides the Italian contingent, 250 extra French soldiers have made it to Lebanon, though France has said it will send a total of 2,000 troops.

Italy's foreign minister teased France on Saturday over its World Cup soccer final defeat to Italy, joking that the French would also come second in sending peacekeepers to Lebanon.

"Yes we are the first like in the football World Cup, but the French are coming second, very soon I think," Italian Foreign Minister Massimo D'Alema told reporters after EU foreign ministers discussed the Middle East at a meeting in Finland.

Israel drops objections to Indonesian contribution
Also Saturday, Indonesia said it will send up to 1,000 troops to southern Lebanon by the month's end, after Israel dropped objections to its participation in the United Nations peacekeeping force.

"We are ready to send troops by the end of the month at the latest," Indonesia's Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda told reporters while attending a conference on the resort island of Bali.

After talks that included UN peacekeeping officials, Israeli leaders reversed their stance that Indonesia should be barred because it does not reconize Israel, a UN official said. The official spoke anonymously because the negotiations were private.

A spokeswoman for Israel's mission to the UN said she had not been told Israel had shifted its position and promised to check again.

UN officials and European diplomats have urged Muslim nations to make substantial offers for the force despite Israel's refusal. Malaysia and Bangladesh have also offered troops.

The European Union has pledged 6,900 additional forces for the UN peacekeeping mission, but that is well short of the 15,000 that the Security Council envisioned in an August 11 resolution that led to a cease-fire to the war between Israel and Hezbollah militants.

Turkish government submits resolution to parliament to send troops
Turkey's government on Friday submitted a resolution to parliament to send peacekeepers to Lebanon despite public opposition to the deployment.

The parliament is expected on Tuesday to vote on the resolution authorizing a one-year deployment of an unspecified number of troops.

The Turkish contribution to the expanded UN peacekeeping mission would include a naval task force to patrol the eastern Mediterranean and prevent arms smuggling.

Many in Turkey fear that their soldiers could end up facing hostile fire or could clash with fellow Muslims. But Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan offered assurances that Turkish soldiers would not be disarming Hezbollah militants.

According to the resolution, Turkish forces would also help train Lebanese army troops and provide sea and air transport in support of other national contingents in the UN force.

Europe, the United States and Israel are all eager to see peacekeepers from Turkey in Lebanon, in the hopes that strong Muslim participation would avoid any impression in Lebanon that the UN peacekeepers are primarily a Christian, European force
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  1.   More Weakness from Olmert & Livni 23:37  |  dave 01/09/06
  2.   funny 23:45  |  canadian 01/09/06
  3.   Ha`aretz, we need emoticons! 23:50  |  David James Vickery 01/09/06
  4.   Has Olmert lost the war on purpose? 23:54  |  Absolute Sweden 01/09/06
  5.   WTF 23:57  |  Ben Plonie 01/09/06
  6.   Have Olmert and Livni kept to a single demand of theirs? 00:00  |  Ben 02/09/06
  7.   Have Olmert and Livni kept to a single demand of theirs? 00:00  |  Ben 02/09/06
  8.   Objectionable objections 00:06  |  Hannah 02/09/06
  9.   Olmert the Weak 00:07  |  Connie 02/09/06
  10.   Why Israel care 00:13  |  Nero 02/09/06
  11.   Indonesia is progressive on ME issues, but sadly pro-USA 00:21  |  Leon Rosgarten 02/09/06
  12.   Indonesia`s take on the Jews 00:26  |  Larry 02/09/06
  13.   can syria and iran send more troops 00:26  |  michael 02/09/06
  14.   Great - Maybe the Indonesians Can Help With More Kidnappings 00:31  |  Tod Zuckerman 02/09/06
  15.   Olmert Has No Guts 00:31  |  Sam Weinstein 02/09/06
  16.   Will Indonesia recognize Israel? 00:36  |  Hastaroth 02/09/06
  17.   #1 00:46  |  SK 02/09/06
  18.   It` s a suicidal move 00:51  |  Paolo Ortenzi 02/09/06
  19.   Countries not recognizing Israel should be ruled out 01:02  |  Montefiore 02/09/06
  20.   Is this a surprize? 01:03  |  Absolute Norway 02/09/06
  21.   Anti-Israel Indonesia fits perfectly with UNIFIL 01:04  |  Lori LowenthalMarcus 02/09/06
  22.   Re: Dave 01:11  |  Chill People 02/09/06
  23.   Should not have accepted Indonesian troops 01:14  |  Semsem 02/09/06
  24.   Indonesia??? 01:15  |  bev 02/09/06
  25.   ISRAEL DROPS OBJECTIONS 01:31  |  Mitch Shadowitz 02/09/06
  26.   Dumb and Dumber and Dumber 01:55  |  Tony Anthony 02/09/06
  27.   Backtracking 02:05  |  Alex 02/09/06
  28.   Lebanon is a sovereign state and none of Israel`s business 02:07  |  Fred Farkelsteinman 02/09/06
  29.   You gotta be kiddin...all the losses for Muslim troops on border? 02:11  |  richie 02/09/06
  30.   13. Semsem 02:14  |  Whoopsie 02/09/06
  31.   how hezbollah won a war 02:25  |  jea 02/09/06
  32.   Larry those are soldiers who will serve the UN 02:26  |  gus 02/09/06
  33.   Paolo whay you wrote is racisim. 02:28  |  gus 02/09/06
  34.   INDONESIAN TASKS 02:48  |  ron 02/09/06
  35.   The Article doen`t specify 03:06  |  Joseph E . 02/09/06
  36.   Iranian troops next? 03:06  |  Nechama 02/09/06
  37.   Crazy! 03:08  |  Nechama 02/09/06
  38.   Israel, I love you but... 03:11  |  Nechama 02/09/06
  39.   THIS IS WRONG!!! 03:33  |  steve dill 02/09/06
  40.   To # 22 Jea , Paris , France 03:45  |  Joseph E . 02/09/06
  41.   what does this gain us? 04:03  |  steve dill 02/09/06
  42.   I am beginning to wonder who is paying Olmert 04:14  |  Sam Weinstein 02/09/06
  43.   Is the govt stupid? 04:17  |  Danite 02/09/06
  44.   To # 27 Sam Weinstein , USA. 04:41  |  Joseph E . 02/09/06
  45.   Absolutely Nuts in Norway 05:03  |  Laura 02/09/06
  46.   Comment to Sam Weinstein 05:05  |  Laura 02/09/06
  47.   To # 27 , Nechama , Sydney , Australia 05:20  |  Joseph E . 02/09/06
  48.   Defeating Hypocrites 06:32  |  Lebanese for Justice 02/09/06
  49.   To#39 Joseph 06:37  |  Lebanese for Justice 02/09/06
  50.   #39, Laura 06:39  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 02/09/06
  51.   to # 34 06:42  |  Yahia 02/09/06
  52.   Indonesia in Lebanon 07:00  |  Dan Hoffman 02/09/06
  53.   Indonesian troops - yeah right! 07:32  |  Patty 02/09/06
  54.   Judeo-fascists should shut up 07:33  |  stanely 02/09/06
  55.   Indonesia will not recognize Israel 07:37  |  Indonesian 02/09/06
  56.   Larry: You killed and raped more Palestinians than Indonesians 07:39  |  Indonesian 02/09/06
  57.   laura: the war initiated by Israel 07:41  |  Observer 02/09/06
  58.   Maybe not so dumb 07:43  |  Jeff 02/09/06
  59.   maybe 07:51  |  valy 02/09/06
  60.   If Israel wants defenders.... 07:53  |  watcher 02/09/06
  61.   to Mr. Olmert 07:57  |  MALCOLM X 02/09/06
  62.   Indonesian 08:04  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 02/09/06
  63.   #46 Stanely 08:09  |  Gregory 02/09/06
  64.   To # 42 , Lebanese for justice , court 08:22  |  Joseph E . 02/09/06
  65.   Watcher 08:28  |  Connie 02/09/06
  66.   OLMERT MAKES MORE NAIVE DECISIONS WHICH HURTS ISRAEL 08:36  |  Eddie 02/09/06
  67.   IS OLMERT BEING BRIBED BY IRAN? 08:40  |  David 02/09/06
  68.   All Muslims Are terrorists? -read this its from a kid 08:42  |  Anonymous 02/09/06
  69.   #49 Too bad Indonesian 08:42  |  Infidel 02/09/06
  70.   Indonesian #48`s "threat" 08:44  |  Peter 02/09/06
  71.   Preparation for the Ultimate War 08:50  |  A 02/09/06
  72.   To # 44 , Yahia , Philadelphia 09:00  |  Joseph E . 02/09/06
  73.   To Indonesian 09:11  |  Jay 02/09/06
  74.   Indonesian Troops 09:39  |  indonesian 02/09/06
  75.   Joseph E #37 hope you`re right 09:40  |  Nechama 02/09/06
  76.   Letting Indonesian troops in is suicide 09:42  |  Nechama 02/09/06
  77.   Indonesia pro-Nazi? 09:59  |  Michael 02/09/06
  78.   #43. Ms/Mrs Kohn 10:09  |  Lehmann 02/09/06
  79.   next war is not vs. indonesian troops 10:28  |  Christian Lebanese 02/09/06
  80.   PEACE FOR ALL 11:06  |  Mario Fiorito 02/09/06
  81.   short sighted .. 11:07  |  Indonesia 02/09/06
  82.   To Joseph : Dont be selective 11:19  |  Lebanese for Justice 02/09/06
  83.   Questions 11:55  |  Don`t know 02/09/06
  84.   black magic 12:03  |  olmerttolmert 02/09/06
  85.   At last a solution 12:04  |  Puzzler 02/09/06
  86.   Yisrael-Lebanon-Palestine 12:24  |  Lehmann 02/09/06
  87.   To christian Lebanese 12:34  |  Jay 02/09/06
  88.   Right decision 12:41  |  Ucok 02/09/06
  89.   To christian Lebanese 12:42  |  Elle 02/09/06
  90.   Right decision (2try) 13:01  |  Ucok 02/09/06
  91.   A new victory for Hezbolla 13:06  |  cleopatra 02/09/06
  92.   looking to the future 13:07  |  Aouni 02/09/06
  93.   To # 82 , Lebanese for justice , court 13:23  |  Joseph E . 02/09/06
  94.   Sad, But True 13:29  |  Malatesta 02/09/06
  95.   to Elie and Jay #84 & 86 13:34  |  Christian Lebanese 02/09/06
  96.   UNIFIL forces arriving in Lebanon 13:45  |  Ron 02/09/06
  97.   To Christian Lebanese 13:46  |  British Gentile 02/09/06
  98.   Answer to number 1 and 4. 13:51  |  David Nigel Braham 02/09/06
  99.   To Indonesian 13:58  |  Jozef 02/09/06
  100.   UNIFIL-Hezbollah will join in next war on Israel 14:09  |  Mrs Ita Peach 02/09/06
  101.   Blockade 14:14  |  Lebanese 02/09/06
  102.   Indonesian, you obviously missed 14:29  |  filo 02/09/06
  103.   To christian Lebanese 14:44  |  Jay 02/09/06
  104.   To Malatesta 15:22  |  Elle 02/09/06
  105.   #68 You`re kidding! 15:22  |  Boycott 02/09/06
  106.   Blockade 15:27  |  Daniel 02/09/06
  107.   To British Gentile 15:58  |  Sam 02/09/06
  108.   The Italians are coming 16:03  |  pasta fan 02/09/06
  109.   Hot Italian troops 16:20  |  Merav 02/09/06
  110.   to#100 16:41  |  whatever 02/09/06
  111.   Larry from Montreal responds to all the Indonesians 17:12  |  Larry 02/09/06
  112.   Italian troops. 17:29  |  David Nigel Braham 02/09/06
  113.   trustworthy troops? 17:31  |  Schat 02/09/06
  114.   # 97 - here, here! 17:34  |  Schat 02/09/06
  115.   VERY HAPPY 18:19  |  Tom 02/09/06
  116.   to british gentile 18:57  |  Anonymous 02/09/06
  117.   to pasta fan 19:49  |  Stefano 02/09/06
  118.   Dave you are pathetic 19:58  |  gus 02/09/06
  119.   About Indonesia`s role in UN Peace Keeping 20:19  |  Satyo 02/09/06
  120.   #23 Semsem in NY, Israel 20:29  |  Satyo 02/09/06
  121.   maybe the UN is not so dumb 20:30  |  Blockade Bertie 02/09/06
  122.   100. Mrs. Ita Peach 20:32  |  Whoopsie 02/09/06
  123.   Keep Ukrainians out! 20:37  |  Leo Klein 02/09/06
  124.   steffy baby, 20:51  |  pasta fan 02/09/06
  125.   To Sam 21:03  |  British Gentile 02/09/06
  126.   Will the blue berets disarm Hizbollah? 21:28  |  KUTW 02/09/06
  127.   Said it made him sick to have German ancestors 21:34  |  John Isenhower 02/09/06
  128.   8. Hannah entity objections 21:35  |  KUTW 02/09/06
  129.   The danger of the International Force 21:40  |  Mark Lincoln 02/09/06
  130.   114 Blockade Bertie: e UN is dumb 21:54  |  KUTW 02/09/06
  131.   to 115 22:17  |  filo 02/09/06
  132.   120Mark Lincoln: The danger 22:40  |  KUTW 02/09/06
  133.   Whoopsie and Ita 22:52  |  John Isenhower 02/09/06
  134.   Hannah 22:56  |  bev 02/09/06
  135.   THANK YOU ITALY 23:03  |  LEBANESE MARONITE 02/09/06
  136.   British Gentile 23:21  |  Sam 02/09/06
  137.   #123 23:37  |  Observer+- 02/09/06
  138.   #123To Mark Lincloln-Thanks for Your Concern 23:45  |  Yonatan Netser 02/09/06
  139.   To Bev 23:56  |  Sam 02/09/06
  140.   TO past fan! 01:10  |  Mario Fiorito 03/09/06
  141.   to pasta fan 01:38  |  Stefano 03/09/06
  142.   #6--they must have their own vision of Israel 03:17  |  Paul Freedman 03/09/06
  143.   Livni said ONE thing right: No one can disarm Hezbollah 03:26  |  Lebanese for Justice 03/09/06
  144.   to 102: filo 03:33  |  indonesia 03/09/06
  145.   Indonesia and Iran, each propose to..... 03:34  |  Airab 03/09/06
  146.   sounds like this forum will attack indonesia next! 03:58  |  Alex 03/09/06
  147.   ISLAM`S AGENDA ?? 04:03  |  Bill. 03/09/06
  148.   to past fan, Schat 04:04  |  Marco 03/09/06
  149.   # 74 Indonesian 04:09  |  Czech Man 03/09/06
  150.   For Schat only 04:24  |  Marco 03/09/06
  151.   #128, Bev - Part I 05:01  |  Hannah 03/09/06
  152.   hizbollah and unifil 05:08  |  state 03/09/06
  153.   #128, Bev - Part II 05:15  |  Hannah 03/09/06
  154.   #140, Bill 05:19  |  Hannah 03/09/06
  155.   #127, John 05:26  |  Hannah 03/09/06
  156.   Maybe they should all open restaurants 05:44  |  Voice of Reason 03/09/06
  157.   To Larry 05:53  |  Landau 03/09/06
  158.   What a surprise. Far less than 15,000 UNIFIL 06:22  |  BradL 03/09/06
  159.   More of Olmert`s Folly 06:48  |  Ruth Broch 03/09/06
  160.   Sam, The Lebanese Christian 07:01  |  Sean 03/09/06
  161.   Only For Voice of Reason #150 07:16  |  Marco 03/09/06
  162.   Where are our soldiers? 07:16  |  Alex 03/09/06
  163.   Hey Europeans! Ready for your close up? 07:23  |  Danite 03/09/06
  164.   Hannah the honorable 08:24  |  Star of David 03/09/06
  165.   #1-Dave 08:31  |  Jake 03/09/06
  166.   #14-Tod 08:41  |  Jake 03/09/06
  167.   10-14 more days to remove un-exploded cluster bombs? 08:54  |  salim 03/09/06
  168.   to 110: Larry from Montreal 08:57  |  Indonesian 03/09/06
  169.   #74-indonesian 09:01  |  Jake 03/09/06
  170.   Good riddance 09:31  |  Merril 03/09/06
  171.   # 166 09:34  |  Adel 03/09/06
  172.   We have Nukes, don`t we? 10:56  |  Max 03/09/06
  173.   Coward Israelis 11:19  |  bob 03/09/06
  174.   surface-to-air UNIFIL vehicles 02:40  |  marios polycarpou 04/09/06
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