AhlulBayt News Agency: Israel has missed the Tuesday deadline for its withdrawal from Lebanon, announcing it would remain in five occupied "strategic" locations within Lebanese borders.
Under a ceasefire deal reached between the occupying entity and the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah on November 27, Tel Aviv had to withdraw its forces from Lebanon's occupied areas but the deadline was extended to February 18 after Israel refused to comply with the agreement.
The withdrawal deadline expired on Tuesday (February 18) for Israel, which has ordered its forces to remain in five strategic locations in south Lebanon in defiance of the truce and despite Hezbollah's warnings that the regime is violating the agreement.
Israeli troops, for the time being, remain at the outposts in Lebanon “so we can continue to defend our residents and to make sure there’s no immediate threat,” said Israel’s military spokesperson Nadav Shoshani on Monday.
Hezbollah opened a support front for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip after Israel unleashed a genocidal war on the besieged territory on October 7, 2023, launching numerous retaliatory attacks against targets in the occupied lands.
Israel was forced to accept the truce with Hezbollah after suffering heavy losses on the battleground and failing to achieve its goals despite killing over 4,000 people in Lebanon.
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