US announces first Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon under ceasefire deal

A portrait of slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah sits amidst debris in the Rouweiss neighbourhood of Beirut's southern suburb on October 10, 2024, following overnight Israeli strikes. [AFP]

Israeli forces conducted a first withdrawal from a town in south Lebanon and were replaced by the Lebanese military under a ceasefire deal, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said Wednesday.

The command's leader General Erik Kurilla "was present at the implementation and monitoring headquarters today during the ongoing first Israeli Defense Forces withdrawal and Lebanese Armed Forces replacement in Al-Khiam, Lebanon, as part of the (ceasefire) agreement," CENTCOM said in a statement.