Middle East crisis live: Israeli troops remain in five locations in Lebanon after deadline for withdrawal expires

Original deadline in late January extended to 18 February by both Israel and Lebanon as both sides claim the other has violated ceasefire agreementAl Jazeera has a list of the five so-called “strategic locations” in southern Lebanon Israeli troops will stay in past the withdrawal deadline. The Israeli military has cast this as a “temporary” deployment at five hill tops that give “vantage points” on Israeli communities over the border. They are:a hill near Labbouneh, across from the northern Israeli town of Shlomithe Jabal Blat peak, across from the Israeli town of Zar’ita hill across from the Israeli towns of Avivim and Malkiaa hill across from the Israeli town of Margaliota hill across from the Israeli town of Metula.Starting today, the IDF will remain in a buffer zone in Lebanon in five strategic outposts and will continue to enforce forcefully and without compromise against any violation by Hezbollah.Hezbollah must withdraw fully beyond the Litani River line and the Lebanese army must enforce and disarm it under the supervision of the mechanism established under the leadership of the US. Continue reading…



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Author : Yohannes Lowe

Publish date : 2025-02-18 08:33:00

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