The Israeli army goes beyond the withdrawal deadline.

Hugo Bache

BBC News, Beirut

grey placeholderThe Reuters Israeli army stands near the northern Levanone and Israeli borders in early January. Reuters

The Israeli army said that the armistice contract with Hezbollah was not completely implemented, and after the end of Sunday, it remained in southern Lebanon in southern Lebanon.

60 -day contractBroked by the United States and France, it ended 14 months of conflict, defining the withdrawal of the Israeli army in southern Lebanon and the Hezbollah fighter and weapons removal in the area.

At the same time, thousands of Lebanese soldiers will be deployed in this area where Hezbola has been dominant for decades.

It was not clear how many Israeli soldiers were left in Lebanon on Sunday and how long they tried to stay.

The deadline has passed and some residents have tried to return home despite the warnings of the Levanone and Israeli troops, and the Lebanese Ministry of Health said that three people were killed and 44 were injured by the Israeli army. There was no immediate opinion of Israel.

This is the first major test of Lebanon, Joseph Aoun, wants to bring stability to a country that is tired of many crises. He said in a statement published on Sunday, “Sovereignty and perfection of territory cannot be negotiated.”

The conflict expanded in September, leading to intense Israeli aviation campaigns across Lebanon, assassination of senior Hezbollah’s senior leaders, and invasion of the southern Lebanon. This attack killed about 4,000 people in Lebanon, including many civilians, and more than 1.2 million residents moved.

On Friday, the Israeli Secretariat, the Prime Minister’s Office, said, “The agreement is fully and effective in the Lebanese troops deployed in southern Lebanon, while Hezbola is beyond about 30 km (20).” Mile) In the blue line -informal border between Lebanon and Israel.

“The ceasefire agreement has not yet been completely implemented by the Lebanese country, so the gradual withdrawal process will continue as it is entirely adjusted with the United States.

The Lebanon Army followed the border on the Saturday statement along the border, “a plan to strengthen the deployment,” but “the withdrawal of the enemy of Israel had delayed at some stages and complicated the placement of the army.”

Western diplomatic officials, who are familiar with negotiations on anonymous conditions, said Israel needed more time to destroy Hezbollah’s infrastructure in southern Lebanon, and the initial plan was extended.

There was no immediate response from Hezbola. Thursday, the group said that the failure to comply with the deadline would be “a blatant violation of the contract, infringement of Lebanese sovereignty, a new job stage.”

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But the statement did not say how this group would respond if the Israeli army remained in that country.

This may be a delicate position found by this organization, which has been seriously weakened in conflicts with Israel, but it continues to enjoy great support among the Shi’ite Muslims of Lebanese, but the support of Iran’s supported armed forces, political and social movements. .

The ceasefire contract was widely known as a surrender by the group, and hundreds of fighters and major characters were killed, including the infrastructure and weapons depleted infrastructure and weapons depleted.

Despite some violations, the ceasefire ended violence, causing billions of dollars of destruction and damage. Allow thousands of inhabitants to return to Lebanon’s house.

If it decided to resume the attack, Hezbola would face the opposition of the critics who brought Lebanon into a war that was not in the interests of the country and even brought to the war of their own supporters.

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Lebanon’s new president Joseph Aoun has promised a series of ambitious reforms to the state.

Hezbollah’s political influence has also been reduced.

Earlier this month, the Lebanese parliament was possible. After taking more than two years of political measures, elect the president. He was accused by the group critics.

AOUN promised an ambitious reform to rebuild national institutions that have been suffering for a long time by corruption, revive the collapsed economy after many years of crisis, and monopolize weapons ownership.

It is not clear whether the army can do so and will be willing to do so in the concern that what measures against the group can cause internal violence.

The goal of Israel in the war with Hezbola was to have about 60,000 residents who moved from the north of the north and remove them from the border.

Hezbollah said on October 7, 2023 that Hamas is playing a solidarity with the Palestinians of Gaza the day after Hamas started attacking southern Israel.