Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended till February 18
A ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon has been extended for about three more weeks after the regime refused to withdraw its forces in line with the original deal.
The announcement came through an official statement by the White House on Sunday. It confirmed that the arrangement between Lebanon and Israel will continue to be in effect until February 18, 2025.
It added that Lebanon, Israel and the US will also hold negotiations for the return of Lebanese prisoners abducted after October 7, 2023.
The Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati also confirmed the extension, adding that Lebanon will respect it.
According to the ceasefire deal announced between Israel and Hezbollah in November, Israeli troops had been due to withdraw from southern Lebanon on Sunday.
“The Lebanese government reaffirms its commitment… to continue implementing the ceasefire agreement until February 18, 2025,” Mikati said in a statement, according to the AFP news agency.
The new development came after earlier on Sunday, Israeli forces opened fire on the Lebanese people who were trying to return to their homes in the south, killing at least 22 civilians and wounding more than 120 others.
The Lebanese citizens, however, vowed they would return to their villages and towns, despite Israeli threats.
The pullout was stipulated in a ceasefire deal between Israel and the Hezbollah resistance movement.
The regime forces, however, did not leave the occupied areas in a blatant violation of the truce agreement and an infringement on Lebanon’s sovereignty.
Over the weekend, the Israeli military warned Lebanese people not to return to their hometowns in the country’s south and put up barricades in the area.
Israel was forced to accept the ceasefire with Hezbollah on November 27, 2024, after suffering heavy losses on the battleground and failing to achieve its goals despite killing over 4,000 people in Lebanon.
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