Israel seeks another extension for Lebanon withdrawal, source says

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8pzw3we2xo

Posted by adasiukevich

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  1. >Israel is seeking another extension of the deadline for the withdrawal of its troops from southern Lebanon, a Western diplomatic source says, a request that is likely to raise new concerns in a country with a history of Israeli occupation.

    >Israeli forces had been due to pull out next week but the source told the BBC Israel wanted its military to stay in five positions there for another 10 days, till 28 February.

    >The ceasefire deal that ended 14 months of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah was brokered by the US and France and came into force on 27 November.

    >It requires the withdrawal of Israeli troops from southern Lebanon and the removal of Hezbollah fighters and weapons from there too.

  2. Well, I for one am shocked. Israel has a long and very fine track record of not breaking ceasefires or international law. This must be some kind of made-up story or antisemitic conspiracy. I am outraged and will get my local pro-Israel advocacy group to complain to the BBC.

  3. With the claims and counter-claims of sides not keeping to the deal, are there any independent sources that can confirm what’s actually going on?

    While it’s reasonable for Israel to want to wait until Hezbollah troops have left Southern Lebanon and other Lebanese troops have replaced them before retreating themselves, if they’re also attacking any armed personnel not wearing an IDF uniform, the understandably both Lebanese sides will be reluctant to move. So are the Israeli attacks in response to Hezbollah firing at them, or just an attempt to permanently deplete Hezbollah’s forces?

    Then again, I’m mildly surprised Netanyahu hasn’t advocated either keeping a permanent military presence there or illegally selling it to a certain property developer (especially given he’s expressed desires to illegally acquire a big island, an entire country, a piece of international transport infrastructure and a very contentious quasi-autonomous strip of land)…

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