Israel Approves Withdrawal From Part of a Village on the Border With Lebanon.

JERUSALEM -- Israel's inner cabinet approved a plan in principle on Wednesday to withdraw from the northern part of a village straddling the border with Lebanon, addressing an American concern and a longstanding point of contention between Israel and Lebanon. But the action was unlikely to ease American pressure on Israel regarding a new moratorium on construction in West Bank settlements that is intended to get Israeli-Palestinian peace talks back on track. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]