Israel vs Hezbollah | Lebanon: Israel retires but maintains “temporarily” five positions in southern Lebanon

Israeli troops retired on Tuesday from their positions in the south of Lebanonexcept “five strategic points”, allowing the displaced to return to the border villages destroyed for more than a year of war with the Proiraraní movement Hezbollah.

“All the people have been reduced to debris. It is a catastrophic zone”Said a resident, Alla al Zen who returned to Kfar kila After expiring on Tuesday the deadline set by the high fire agreement between Hezbolá e Israel for the withdrawal of the latter.

The rubble and military controls did not allow to arrive by car, so The inhabitants parked their vehicles at the entrance of the town and continue on foot.

Many returned to houses, farms and businesses destroyed or severely damaged, after more than a year of clashes that included two months of total war -during which Israeli troops took positions In this area of on of Lebanon border with northern Israel– That ended with a high fire on November 27.

According to the terms of said agreement, Israeli troops had to completely abandon Lebanon On February 18, after a postponement of the date initially set for January 26.

However, Israel announced that it will keep “cinco strategic points ”near the border and its Minister of Defense, Israel Katzpromised to act against “Any violation” of the truce by Hezbollah.

Israel will remain “temporarily“For reasons of”security”Said Israeli Minister of Foreign Relations, Gideon set until the Lebanese armed forces “They fully apply your part of the agreement.”

“Occión”

Lebanon He said Tuesday that he is prepared to assume functions at the border, denounced the Israeli presence on his ground as an “occupation” and announced that he will go to the Security Council of the Him to press a Israel to completely retire.

“In coordination with the quintet committee in charge of supervising the agreement of Alto El Fuego (…) and with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon”, the UNIFIL the Lebanese units took positions In a dozen towns in the south of the country after the departure of the Israeli forces, the Lebanese army reported.

According to the Lebanese channel Relate the troops were “during the night” in the towns of Yarun, Marun, Blida, Mahbib and mais al yabal.

In a joint statement, the envoy of the Onu Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert y la finul They affirmed that, al “Finish the established period” For the withdrawal of Israel and the deployment of the Lebanese army, any new “delay in this process” constitutes a violation of a resolution of the 2006 Security Council that ended the last war between Israel y Hezbollah.

Some 100,000 Lebanese, Among more than one million displaced by the conflict, they remain in exile, according to the Him.

The displaced people hope to return to their homes to Evaluate the status of their homes and recover the bodies of the combatants present among their relatives, some dead for months.

Several municipalities asked their inhabitants to return to the deployment of the Lebanese army In the area to guarantee your safety.

More than 4,000 dead

According to the terms of the truce agreement, Hezbollah He pledged on his part to dismantle his infrastructure and to retire north of the Litani River about 30 km from the Israeli border.

This powerful armed movement that has dominated the political life of Lebanon For years it was founded and funded by Iran, enemy jury of Israel.

At the beginning of the war in the Gaza Strip, triggered by the attack of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas against Israel on October 7, 2023, Hezbollah opened a front against Israelfiring rockets against Israeli territory from its bastions in the on of Lebanon.

He claimed to act “In support of the Palestinians” and from his ally Hamas, another proiraní movement.

The cross -border shots degenerated in September 2024 in an open war of which Hezbollah It was weakened and its decimated leaders.

More than 4,000 people died in Lebanon Since hostilities began in October 2023, according to the Ministry of Health. On the Israeli side, 78 people died, including soldiers, according to an AFP count based on official figures, and another 56 soldiers died in the on of Lebanon during the land offensive.