The deadline for the return of Israeli from Lebanon is ending, but the soldiers will remain there

The deadline for the Israeli return from Southern Lebanon ended in the early hours of Sunday, but will remain soldiers in some areas as Israel says that the ceasefire agreement with Hizbullah has not been fully implemented.

60 days agreementWhich was arred by the US and France and ended the 14 -month struggle, the condition of the return of Israeli soldiers from the southern Lebanon and the removal of Hizbullah fighters and weapons from there.

Also, thousands of Lebanese soldiers will be deployed in the area where Hizbullah has been dominated for decades.

This is the first major examination for the new President of Lebanese, Joseph of Army, who is keen to bring stability in the country.

On Saturday, his office stated that “intensive contact and counseling” continued to address the position in the south, including “dangerous Israeli practices”.

It is not clear how the hesbollah will react, but any restoration of enmity may face strong opposition in the country.

Last September, a conflict with an intensive Israeli air campaign across Lebanon, killing senior leaders of Hezbollah and the conflict with the ground attack on the southern Lebanon increased.

The attack killed around 4,000 people in Lebanon – including many citizens – and more than 1.2 million inhabitants faced displacement.

On Friday, the office of the Israeli Prime Minister said that the return mentioned in the ceasefire was based on the Lebanese army being deployed in the southern Lebanon and implementing the agreement completely and effectively, while Hizbullah overtook Litani “, About 30 km (20) river miles) from the blue line – informal boundary between Lebanon and Israel.

The statement said, “Since the ceasefire agreement has not yet been fully implemented by the Lebanese state, the process of gradual return in full coordination with the US will continue.” The statement said without specifying it, how long the Israeli army can live in Lebanon.

It is also not clear how many Israeli soldiers are left in the country.

In a statement on Saturday, the Lebanese Army said that it has continued to “implement the plan to increase deployment” in the areas near the border, but “the Israeli enemy has delayed some stages due to the delay in retreating, which causes a delay in some stages, which has delayed the Israeli enemy, The deployment of the army has become complicated. ” Objective”.

It also urged the residents to avoid returning to the border areas.

There is no immediate response from Hizbullah. On Thursday, the group stated that failure to follow the deadline would “enter a new phase of violation of the agreement, violation of Lebanese sovereignty and occupation”.

But the statement did not tell how the group would react if the Israeli soldiers remain in the country.

A Western Diplomatic Officer, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the talks, said that Israel said that he needed more time to destroy Hizbullah’s infrastructure in southern Lebanon, and The initial plan was for expansion of 30 days.

Hizbullah has no comment on how he will react, perhaps it is a sign of the delicate situation in which the group finds itself.

Iran -backed terrorist, political and social movement, was severely weakened in conflict with Israel, although it has significant support among Shia Muslims in Lebanon.

The ceasefire agreement was widely seen as a surrender by the group, as its infrastructure and arms reserves were reduced and hundreds of fighters and prominent people were killed, including leader Hasan Nasrallah for a long time.

Despite some violations, the ceasefire ends the violence that caused destruction and damage of billions of dollars, Due to which thousands of residents got permission to return their homes in Lebanon,

If he decides to resume his attacks, Hizbullah will face opposition from critics who accused the group of dragging the Lebanon in a war that was not in the interest of the country, and possibly his Also opposed to some of his supporters.

The political influence of Hezbollah has also decreased.

Earlier this month, Lebanon’s Parliament was capable President’s election after political deadlock of more than two years The group was accused by critics.

Aon has long promised ambitious reforms to reconstruct the rebuilding of state institutions with corruption, revived the collapsed economy after years of crisis, and to give the right to monopoly on arms occupation, which means curbing Hizbullah’s military power Have to try to install.

It is not clear whether the army is capable and interested in doing so, amidst the concern that any action against the group can provoke internal violence.

Israel’s declared target in the war against Hizbullah was to allow the return of around 60,000 residents that were displaced from communities in the north of the country due to group attacks, and it was to be removed from areas near the border.

The next day of Hamas attacks on Southern Israel on 7 October 2023, Hizbullah launched his campaign, saying that he was working solidarily with Palestinians in Gaza.