Lebanese army prepares to deploy in Southern Lebanon after cease-fire

ANKARA: The Lebanese service connected Wednesday said it is preparing to deploy to the southbound of the state aft a cease-fire betwixt Israel and Hezbollah entered into effect, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.

In a statement, the service said based connected a petition from the government, it volition deploy to confederate Lebanon successful coordination with the United Nations peacekeeping ngo successful Lebanon (UNIFIL) and successful implementation of the United Nations (UN) solution 1701.

Resolution 1701, adopted connected Aug 11, 2006, calls for a implicit halt to hostilities betwixt Hezbollah and Israel and the constitution of a weapons-free portion betwixt the Blue Line and the Litani River successful confederate Lebanon, with exceptions for the Lebanese service and UNIFIL.

The Lebanese service urged citizens to hold earlier returning to the frontline colony and towns “where the Israeli force entered, awaiting their withdrawal successful accordance with the cease-fire agreement.”

The truce betwixt Israel and the Lebanese radical took effect hours aft US President Joe Biden said a connection to extremity the struggle had been reached, amid hopes it would halt Israeli airstrikes connected Lebanese towns and cities and extremity the year-long cross-border fighting.

More than 3,760 radical person been killed successful Israeli attacks successful Lebanon and implicit 1 cardinal displaced since past October, according to Lebanese wellness authorities.​​​​​​