Lebanon says occupation continues in some locations

Lebanese Prime Minister Salim al-Hoss asserted that Israel did not carry out a complete withdrawal from south Lebanon - adding that the Lebanese who work with the U.N temporary peace keeping force in the south referred that Israel still keeps many locations inside the recognized Lebanese territories.

This came in a statement issued in Beirut as soon as the declaration of U.N secretary general Kofi Annan was made yesterday evening that he informed the UN Security Council of finishing the verification of the Israeli withdrawal from south Lebanon.

The U.N officials in Lebanon said that talks are being held with the Lebanese side for settling the raised issues.