Author: The New York Times
Published on: 26/01/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:
Israeli forces killed at least 15 people and injured dozens more in the country’s south, Lebanese officials said. Israel agreed to withdraw its troops from the area as of Sunday. The 60-day deadline for both Hezbollah and Israel to withdraw expired. Residents of some southern towns called for their neighbors to gather early Sunday morning. The military said a Lebanese soldier was among those killed by Israeli fire. It marked one of the deadliest days in Lebanon since cease-fire came into effect in November. Israeli officials have cited concerns that Hezbollah remains active in southern Lebanon. They have doubts about the Lebanese Army’s ability to stymie the group. The situation poses a critical test for Lebanon’s new leaders, President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam. Hezbollah officials did not respond to Israel’s accusations that the group remained militarily active in southern Lebanon. On Saturday, Lebanese Army officials said they were prepared to complete their deployment in the south. This month, the American general overseeing the cease-fire monitoring committee expressed confidence in the Army’s ability to secure and defend Lebanon, Maj. Gen. Jasper Jeffers said. Hezbollah says it is up to the state to reclaim the land and wrest it from the grip of the occupation. That shifting of responsibility is a tried-and-true tactic. The Shiite Muslim group’s military ranks are battered, and its loyal support base is weary. Israeli troops were preventing Palestinians from returning to their homes in the north of the Gaza Strip on Sunday. Israel had been expected to withdraw some of its forces to allow hundreds of thousands of displaced Gazans to head north after a hostage and prisoner exchange on Saturday. Israeli officials said that under the agreement, Arbel Yehud, an Israeli held hostage in Gaza, was supposed to be one of the four women released on Saturday. The hostages were all soldiers who had been lookouts at a base on
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The country that has broken every ceasefire they’ve ever entered into can’t be trusted this time‽ I’m shocked!