From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Lebanon army says it has deployed along the border after IDF withdrawal
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
After the IDF withdrawal, the Lebanese army says it deployed overnight to several villages and towns in southern Lebanon.
In a statement, the Lebanese Armed Forces says troops entered Aabbasiyyeh, Majidieh, Kafr Kila, Marjaayoun, Odaisseh, Markaba, Houla, Mays al-Jabal, Blida, Mahbib, Maroun al-Ras, Yaron, Bint Jbeil, and several other locations near the Israeli border.
The LAF’s deployment is being carried out in coordination with a US-led committee supervising the ceasefire with Israel and the UN observer force UNIFIL, it says.
The LAF says engineering units are surveying the areas, opening roads, and safely removing unexploded ordnance left behind from the fighting.
بتاريخَي ١٧و١٨ /٢ /٢٠٢٥، انتشرت وحدات عسكرية في البلدات التالية:
• العباسية، المجيدية، كفركلا – مرجعيون في القطاع الشرقي.
• العديسة، مركبا، حولا، ميس الجبل، بليدا، محيبيب – مرجعيون في القطاع الأوسط.
• مارون الراس والجزء المتبقي من يارون – بنت جبيل في القطاع الأوسط.… pic.twitter.com/U8pX4Odhxg— الجيش اللبناني (@LebarmyOfficial) February 18, 2025
