Washington/Beirut, June 27 -- Israel has agreed to withdraw its military forces from two areas in southern Lebanon and transfer control to the Lebanese Armed Forces under a new US-brokered "framework agreement" signed in Washington,unveiled by Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
The agreement marks as an initial step towards a broader peace arrangement between the two countries.
Speaking at the State Department, Rubio said the two countries which committed months ago to the goal of striking a lasting peace and security deal had struck a new "framework agreement" to that end after several days of meetings.
The agreement, reached after four days of negotiations involving Israel, Lebanon and the United States, is intended to create a framework ...