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'Israel' rejects plan to conclude Lebanon withdrawal by Feb 18: Report

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  • Source: Agencies
  • 14 Feb 2025 22:07
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The Israeli occupation is rejecting foreign plans for a timely withdrawal from Lebanon by the February 18 deadline.

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  • Lebanese soldiers enter a neighborhood in the southern Lebanese village of Aitaroun, Lebanon, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025 (AP)
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The Israeli occupation has rejected a French plan to expedite the withdrawal of its forces from Lebanon, according to a report by the Israeli newspaper The Jerusalem Post on Friday.

The report stated that the Israeli regime turned down a French proposal to have United Nations peacekeeping forces, including French troops, take control of five key locations in southern Lebanon to ensure Israeli forces withdraw by the February 18 deadline. 

Instead, the "Israel" has opted to remain in these five strategic positions, the newspaper added. 

This development comes as the Israeli Kan broadcaster reported that senior Israeli cabinet ministers claimed to have received US approval to stay in several locations in Lebanon beyond the ceasefire deadline. 

Meanwhile, Reuters quoted a Lebanese official and a foreign diplomat as saying that the Israeli occupation requested to keep its forces in five positions in southern Lebanon until February 28. 

On Thursday, Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri reaffirmed that Lebanon would not accept an Israeli presence in these five locations and categorically rejected any extension of the withdrawal deadline.

The five positions Israel intends to maintain control over are:

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Talat al-Labouna, overlooking several Israeli settlements and positioned near the towns of Dhayra, Labouna, and Alma al-Shaab; Tallet al-Aziya, located near the towns of Yarin and Marwahin; Jabal al-Balat, on the border of Rmeish and Ain Ibl; Jabal al-Bat, in Aitaroun, overseeing the entire central sector; and Tallet al-Oweida, situated between the villages of Adaisseh, Taybeh, and Rub al-Thalatheen.

Lebanon has consistently opposed any Israeli presence on its territory, maintaining that full withdrawal is non-negotiable.

Aoun meets US envoy, urges Israeli withdrawal from south of Lebanon

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun reaffirmed during a meeting with US Deputy Special Envoy to the Middle East, Morgan Ortagus, at Baabda Palace on Friday that lasting stability in southern Lebanon depends on "Israel's" full withdrawal from occupied territories and the complete implementation of UN Resolution 1701, including the provisions of the November 27 agreement.

He also emphasized the importance of securing the release of Lebanese detainees, declaring, "The release of Lebanese detainees is an integral part of this agreement."

Addressing the ongoing Israeli violations, Aoun called for an end to Israeli hostilities.

"Israeli assaults must cease, including the killing of innocents and soldiers, the destruction of homes, and the bulldozing and burning of agricultural lands," he stressed.

The president reaffirmed Lebanon’s readiness to ensure security in areas from which Israeli forces withdraw.

The Lebanese Army is ready to deploy in the villages and towns from which Israeli forces are withdrawing, with the goal of completing the withdrawal by the February 18 deadline," he said.

Aoun also underlined Lebanon’s ongoing cooperation with international forces to uphold Resolution 1701.

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