The denial followed a report citing a U.S. State Department official saying Israeli forces pulled back from some of the territory occupied in southern Lebanon as a 'gesture of good faith' toward the Lebanese government

Israeli officials denies report of troop pullback from southern Lebanon buffer zone. Israel withdraws from part of southern Lebanon 'buffer zone', U.S. official says. Palestinian…

State Department official says Lebanese Army expected to move into the areas vacated by Israeli troops as part of efforts to stabilize the border region

Senior Israeli official denies report of withdrawal from part of southern Lebanon buffer zone: media