US EditionIsrael to Miss Lebanon Withdrawal Deadline, Retains Strategic Positions
- The Israeli military states it will keep forces in five locations in southern Lebanon after the Tuesday withdrawal deadline under a ceasefire with Hezbollah.
- Both Lebanon’s government and Hezbollah oppose any further delays in the withdrawal, which had already been postponed for three weeks.
- An Israeli drone struck a car in Sidon, marking the deepest strike inside Lebanon since the ceasefire began.
- Israeli President Isaac Herzog expressed a desire for the safe return of his friends, while Lebanese President Joseph Aoun insisted that the ceasefire agreement must be respected.
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Lebanon: end of the period of application of the truce agreement, Israel begins to withdraw but remains in five "strategic" points
According to the terms of the ceasefire agreement, Israel was supposed to have completed its withdrawal from southern Lebanon on 26 January. Hezbollah, for its part, had to dismantle its infrastructure and withdraw north of the Litani River, some 30 kilometres from the Israeli border. By the end of January, the deadline had been extended to 18 February.
Despite the expiry of the deadline, Israel remains in five positions in Lebanon. Why?
Just in time for the ceasefire agreement, Israel's army withdrew from southern Lebanon, but in five places the Israelis want to stay for the time being. How does the Hizbullah react?
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eNCALebanon presses for full Israeli withdrawal after troops remain in 5 points
Lebanese leaders said Beirut was in contact with Washington and Paris to press Israel to fully withdraw from south Lebanon, branding its presence in five points an "occupation" after a ceasefire deadline expired on Tuesday.
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