Attacks come on the day Israeli troops were supposed to withdraw from southern Lebanon and allow people to return home.
Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem said Monday that Israel should withdraw from the occupied border areas in southern Lebanon, rejecting the extension of the cease-fire arrangements to Feb. 18.
The U.S.-monitored arrangement between Lebanon and Israel will carry on until Feb. 18, the White House stated on Sunday evening — the day the prior agreement, struck on Nov. 26, was slated to end. “The government of Lebanon,
Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said that Sunday's bloodshed in southern Lebanon “is a clear and urgent call for the international community to act immediately.” Israeli forces in southern Lebanon on Sunday opened fire on protesters demanding their withdrawal in line with a ceasefire agreement,
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri called for an immediate and urgent international response following the killings of southern Lebanese citizens, urging the international community to press Israel for the immediate withdrawal from Lebanese territories.
The White House said Sunday that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend the deadline for Israeli troops to depart southern Lebanon until Feb. 18, after Israel requested more time to withdraw
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SOUTH LEBANON - On the eve of the expiration of the 60-day truce, and in conjunction with the formation of the new Lebanese cabinet, attention is focused on south Lebanon as Beirut continues to demand decision-makers in Washington and Paris to pressure Tel Aviv to withdraw from the occupied territories.
Under the terms of the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire, Hezbollah agreed to pull back above the Litani River, which runs across south Lebanon, and Israel was supposed to pull all troops out of Lebanese territory over the 60-day period.
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri received the head of the monitoring committee overseeing the implementation of the ceasefire agreement, U.S. General Jasper Jeffers, at the second presidency headquarters in Ain el-Tineh.
House Speaker, Nabih Berri, on Tuesday met with Deputy Speaker, Elias Bou Saab, in Ain el-Tineh. Talks between both men reportedly focused on the latest political and field developments
NNA - House Speaker Nabih Berri stressed today the need for Israel to commit to withdrawing from Lebanese territory and stopping its violations.