LINDA STOUFFER, CNN ANCHOR: We were telling you a few minutes ago about the Israeli pullout from southern Lebanon that happen overnight. We were able to get the view from the Israeli side of the border a few moments ago. We want to turn now to the other side of the border. CNN's Brent Sadler is in southern Lebanon watching the pullout from there. He joins us now by telephone. Brent, hello.</s>BRENT SADLER, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hello, Linda. Certainly dramatic changes on the ground here in the southern tip of South Lebanon. Huge chunks of once-occupied-by-Israel territory abandoned over the past 48 hours, and Lebanese civilians mingled with Hezbollah fighters and other resistance organizations moving into this security vacuum. They began going into villages where Lebanese welcomed them by showering them with rice and rose petals, a traditional Lebanese welcome, and there were scenes of unrestrained joy as Lebanese reclaimed and returned to their land, were reunited with friends and families and making free access in these zones for the first time in 22 years as Israel pulled back its occupation troops after that long occupation. Now, Hezbollah began taking in small weapons, rocket-propelled grenades and light machine guns, but we've seen them taking control of abandoned heavy armory, including tanks and armored personnel carriers, Hezbollah driving these vehicles, this former Israeli- controlled firepower very close to the Israeli border. I've also seen Israeli helicopter gunships in action, apparently in support of the Israeli withdrawal. We've also seen more SLA militia, allies of Israel, giving themselves up to the Lebanese forces, but no deployment by the central government Lebanese Army itself in these areas. And concern among some sectors of the community in South Lebanon, particularly Christian communities, that they may be at risk unless there is some legalized form that can fill the security vacuum, this dangerous vacuum, which now seems to be taking place. I'm Brent Sadler, CNN, reporting live from South Lebanon.</s>STOUFFER: Brent Sadler, thank you.
Hezbollah Fighters Move Into Southern Lebanon Behind Departing Israeli Troops