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Deadline for Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon expires

Israeli army forces patrol the village of Kfarshuba in southern Lebanon on February 17, 2025. A fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah has been in effect since November 27, 2024, after more than a year of hostilities including two months of all-out war. [AFP]

A deadline expired Tuesday for all Israeli troops to leave south Lebanon under a ceasefire deal with Hezbollah, hours after Israel said it planned to remain in five strategic locations.

Israeli troops had started withdrawing Monday from some border villages, according to a Lebanese security official, but they seemed poised to stay in key areas.

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