Shafaq News/ On Monday, Amos Hochstein, the US envoy mediating betweenLebanon and Israel, announced that Israel has begun withdrawing its forces fromthe southern Lebanese town of al-Naqoura.
Speaking at a conference during his visit to Lebanon, Hochstein said“The Israeli military started its withdrawal from al-Naqoura … and back intoIsrael proper today, south of the Blue Line,” confirming that the withdrawalswill continue until all Israeli troops have left the area.
This process is tied to the deployment of the Lebanese Army up to theBlue Line, the demarcation set by the United Nations.
Earlier today, Hochstein arrived in Lebanon for a series of meetings,including a session with the ceasefire monitoring committee in the south anddiscussions with Lebanese officials, including Speaker Nabih Berri and PrimeMinister Najib Mikati.
The Lebanese Army confirmed that its units had taken positions aroundal-Naqoura, near Tyre, and begun deployments in coordination with the UnitedNations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). The army stated that the next phasewill involve further deployments and engineering surveys to clear unexplodedordnance in the area.
The army urged civilians to avoid the vicinity and follow militaryinstructions until the operations were complete.
Israel’s withdrawal follows a series of incursions that began onSeptember 30, described by the Israeli military as “limited and focused”operations targeting Hezbollah fighters. These actions included intensifiedairstrikes across Lebanon, reaching as far as Beirut.
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