The Israeli security cabinet authorized the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) late Thursday to remain in some areas of southern Lebanon past the 60-day withdrawal deadl
The Israeli military said on Friday that it remained deployed in southern Lebanon while maintaining the terms of the ceasefire deal.
The Trump administration says more time is needed beyond next week’s scheduled end to the U.S.-backed cease-fire to halt the threat from Hezbollah.
Israel is slowly withdrawing from Lebanese villages it occupied, as part of a ceasefire deal. Lebanese residents waiting to return to their villages say the Israeli military has destroyed nearly everything.
Israel said its forces will remain in southern Lebanon after UN and Lebanese forces moved too slowly under the truce with Hezbollah established in November, which remains unfulfilled.
The escalation of Hezbollah-Israel war in late 2024, which led to widespread destruction and large displacement, has left 30% of Lebanon's population facing acute food insecurity,
The Israeli military also moved into dozens of new positions across southern Lebanon in the first 40 days of the ceasefire.
On Friday, 23-year-old Jaykob Fagans, of Burlington, Vermont, was arrested outside of the Miracle Mile shopping plaza. Lebanon police were first notified of Fagans earlier in January after a theft at Jake's Market and Deli. Following an investigation, police identified Fagans and issued a warrant for his arrest.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested Friday that his county’s military might not withdraw all of its forces from Lebanon by this weekend’s deadline set in its ceasefire with Hezbollah.
A 17-year-old and a 20-year-old turned themselves in after police said they chased and ran over a wild fox while snowmobiling in Lebanon County.
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