Report: Issa asks Netanyahu to hand over the Ali al-Taher hill
Political negotiations between Lebanon and Israel will be held in Rome, while military talks may take place in Tampa, Florida, sources told Saudi channel Al-Hadath.
U.S. sources told the channel that Israel is refusing any further withdrawals from southern Lebanon before the completion of work in the so-called pilot zones. The sources added that Lebanon is assuring the Americans that it is fulfilling its obligations in the pilot zones without publicizing the matter.
The sources also stated that the U.S. Ambassador to Beirut, Michel Issa, is acting as a mediator between all parties and has asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in his latest visit to Israel, to hand over the Ali Taher hill in the Nabatieh district.
The sources further noted that Lebanon and Israel are officially discussing the fate of Israelis missing since the 1980s.
| Copyright © 2012 Naharnet.com. All Rights Reserved. | https://test.naharnet.com/stories/en/322241 |