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Article: Israel Turns Former SLA Members Away From Shebaa Farms
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- June 6, 2001
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Israeli troops refused to let four members of former Israeli-
allied South Lebanon Army (SLA) into the disputed Shebaa Farms and
turned them to the Lebanese security unit, the Lebanese official NNA
news agency reported Wednesday.
The four SLA members, from southern Lebanese city of Hasbaya,
crossed border fence and tried to enter into Shebaa Farms Tuesday
night to seek political asylum, the NNA said.
Lebanese security unit has begun investigation into the incident,
it added.
Since Israel occupied south Lebanon in 1978, the Israeli-backed
SLA has helped the Jewish country control the region. The 2,500-
strong militia collapsed days before Israel's withdrawal from south
Lebanon on May 24, last ...