The Israeli military has requested to remain in some areas of southern Lebanon until February 28, Lebanese news channel LBCI reports.
According to LBCI, the Lebanese side has rejected the request.
On Monday, a US official told The Times of Israel that Israel had asked the Trump administration for another extension to the deadline for the IDF withdrawal from southern Lebanon, but won’t get it.
Under the terms of the original deal, Lebanon’s military was to deploy in the south alongside UN peacekeepers as Israel withdrew over 60 days. Hezbollah was also to pull back north of the Litani River — about 30 kilometers (20 miles) from the border — and dismantle any remaining military infrastructure in the south.
Hours before the initial deadline was set to expire, the US announced an extension until February 18, maintaining that the southern Lebanese army had yet to sufficiently deploy in lieu of the IDF to ensure that Hezbollah could not regain a foothold along Israel’s northern border. Both Israel and Lebanon agreed to the new date.
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