The IDF warns Lebanese civilians against returning to villages in southern Lebanon amid the fragile truce.
“During the ceasefire agreement, the IDF continues to remain deployed in its positions in southern Lebanon in the face of the ongoing terror activity of Hezbollah,” says army spokesman Col. Avichay Adraee in a post on X.
He lists dozens of villages where civilians cannot return. “In addition, do not approach the Litani River area, Wadi al-Salhani, and Saluki,” Adraee adds.
During the ceasefire, the military has said that it would continue to clear the area currently under its control of Hezbollah infrastructure, operatives, and any other threats.
Defense Minister Israel Katz has said that the IDF would raze all of the Lebanese border villages, with the exception of several Christian communities.
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