If Israel no longer occupies Shebaa Farms, Hezbollah could have a harder time making that argument.

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Mr Annan says the UN will not require Israel to abandon the contentious Shebaa farms area in the Golan Heights in order to verify the withdrawal as complete.

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Another member of Mr Qabalan's Higher Shia Council in Lebanon insists that Hizbullah should disarm as soon as Israel withdraws from the disputed Shebaa Farms, on the Israeli-Lebanese border.

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Israel has demanded to see an unedited version and says the videotape could help identify members of Hezbollah who may have kidnapped three Israeli soldiers in the Shebaa Farms area on October 7.

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While its grievances with Syria and Lebanon are centered around the disputed lands of the Golan Heights and Shebaa Farms, which Israel occupies, the problems run much deeper and the consequences of an agreement could have wider implications.

CNN: Analysis: Small steps a way to broader Mideast peace?

He has appointed a secret mediator to negotiate a prisoner swap between the sides, and says he will address Lebanon's claim to the Shebaa Farms, a patch of land within the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights that Israel has hinted it might be willing to cede in the interest of a more permanent settlement.

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