The Lebanese Army on Saturday blamed the Israeli enemy over delaying withdrawal from border areas south of Litani River as stipulated in the ceasefire deal which took effect on November 27 (2024) and ends on Sunday.
In a statement, the Lebanese Army called on the Lebanese citizens to be cautious while heading towards the southern border areas due to the presence of mines and Israeli enemy remnants.
“The army command stresses to the citizens the importance of being responsible and adhering to the directives of the army leadership and the instructions of the deployed military units, in order to preserve their safety.”
مع انقضاء مهلة الستين يومًا التي تلي وقف إطلاق النار، تدعو قيادة الجيش الأهالي إلى التريث في التوجه نحو المناطق الحدودية الجنوبية، نظرًا لوجود الألغام والأجسام المشبوهة من مخلفات العدو الإسرائيلي، وتشدد على أهمية تحلّي المواطنين بالمسؤولية والالتزام بتوجيهات قيادة الجيش، وإرشادات… pic.twitter.com/qoGU7wkf23
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“In this context, military units are constantly working to complete engineering surveys, open roads, and deal with unexploded ordnance.”
The national army also said that its units “are closely monitoring the operational situation, especially with regard to the ongoing Israeli violations of the agreement and attacks on Lebanon’s sovereignty, in addition to the destruction of infrastructure and the demolition and burning of homes in border villages by the Israeli enemy.”
The Lebanese Army said that its units continue to implement the plan to deploy south of the Litani River, as tasked by the Council of Ministers, and in coordination with the five-member committee supervising the implementation of the agreement (mechanism) and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon – UNIFIL.
“There has been a delay in a number of stages as a result of Israeli procrastination in, which complicates the army’s deployment mission,” the army command said, noting that it “maintains readiness to complete its deployment immediately after the Israeli enemy withdraws.”
Earlier on Thursday, Hezbollah warned the Israeli enemy against staying in the Lebanon territories after the end of 60-day ceasefire deadline.
In a statement, Hezbollah stressed that “any Israeli attempt to breach ceasefire agreement in south Lebanon will not be tolerated.”
Source: Al-Manar English Website
