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Lebanese troops pull back 5 km from Lebanon’s border with Israel, sources say
Lebanese army soldiers stand guard as they face the Israeli town of Metula, background, in the southern border village of Kfar Kila, Lebanon, October 15, 2023. (AP Photo/ Bilal Hussein/ File)
Lebanese troops have pulled back from positions along Lebanon’s southern border with Israel to at least five kilometers (some three miles) north of the frontier, a Lebanese security source tells Reuters.
The pullback comes amid growing indications of an imminent Israeli ground incursion into southern Lebanon.
Similarly, a Lebanese military official tells AFP that Lebanon’s army is repositioning troops stationed on its southern border.
The Lebanese army is “repositioning and regrouping forces” at the southern border following threats of an Israeli incursion against Hezbollah targets, the official says, requesting anonymity to discuss sensitive matters.
