The Israeli army will remain in Lebanon while the deadline for the cessation of fire is approaching

Israeli defense forces (IDF) on Friday confirmed that they would retain their forces South Lebanon Since the 60-day truck ends on Sunday.

According to an agreement on the fire agreed in November, Jerusalem was supposed to start pulling troops from his northern neighbor – where he started surgery last fall in an effort to break Hezbollah – and should be removed within 60 days.

But Israeli officials claim that IDF will not pull their strengths because the provisions of the contractIncluding the removal of Hezbollah’s terrorists and weapons from the southern region of Lebanon, and to arrange the Lebanese and UN troops in the area, they are not appropriately fulfilled.

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The Office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement from Friday: “Since the Lebanese government has not yet fully implemented an agreement on the termination of fire, the gradual withdrawal process will continue, in full coordination with the United States.

“The State of Israel will not endanger its communities and citizens,” the statement added, pointing out that the withdrawal of Israeli forces is “conditioned” Hezbollah safety guarantees and Beirut.

The US supported the decision of Israel and in ASstatement for the first time published The Times of Israel said: “President Trump has been committed to insurance that Israeli citizens can safely return to their homes in northern Israel, while also supports President Aoun and the new Lebanese government.

“All sides divide the goal of ensuring that Hezbollah does not have the ability to threaten the Lebanese people or their neighbors. In order to achieve these goals, it is urgently needed for a short, temporary lengthening of the ceasefire,” said Bijeli Hughes National Security Council. .

“We are pleased that the IDF has started withdrawal from the central regions and we continue to work closely with our regional partners to finalize the extension,” he added.

The news that Israel may not pull all the troops from Lebanon to the scheduled deadline on January 26. 2025. It first appeared on Thursday.

Hezbollah in turn issued a statement and called the Lebanese government and nations that helped to reach a tribute, including the US and France, “to go” in “effectively[ensure] The implementation of complete withdrawal and deployment of the Lebanese army to the last inch of the Lebanese territory and the rapid return of people to their villages. “

In the statement, the Government is called “not to give space to any excuses or arguments for the extension of the occupation.”

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More than 1.2 million people were allegedly displaced in Lebanon after the struggles of the Israeli invasion broke out in October – the move trigger after the months of missile exchange with Hezbollah after the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023.

According to the spokesman of the Israeli Government of David Mencer, “There were positive shifts where the Lebanese army and Unifr [United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon] They took the place of the power of Hezbollah, as stated in the agreement. “

However, these movements in southern Lebanon “were not fast enough and there is still a lot of work,” he told reporters on Thursday, Reuters reports.

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On Friday, Israeli reports suggest that Jerusalem had applied for Trump’s administration to grant him a 30-day extension of the complete withdrawal of his forces from his northern neighbor.

Fox News Digital could not immediately get a comment from the White House, State Department or Lebanese Government.