Politicians sign reconciliation agreement in northern Lebanon

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Top politicians in northern Lebanon signed a reconciliation agreement Monday, calling for an end to the sectarian violence that killed and wounded scores in the past three months. The six-point agreement calls for abstaining from force, the deployment of the army to tense areas and a timetable for the return of displaced people. It also calls for finding temporary homes for those whose houses were damaged and compensating people, mainly in Lebanon's second city, Tripoli. The agreement was signed at the residence of north Lebanon's grand mufti.