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Al Jazeera

Israel delays withdrawal from southern Lebanon beyond Sunday’s deadline

Lebanese soldiers drive through the damaged village of Khiam near the border with Israel [Karamallah Daher/Reuters]

The Israeli army’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon will last beyond the 60 days agreed in a ceasefire deal, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says, claiming the agreement has not yet been fully enforced by Lebanon.

The statement on Friday came after the Israeli army attacked towns in the border region of southern Lebanon just two days before it is supposed to withdraw troops under the ceasefire with Hezbollah.

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