Hezbollah demands full withdrawal of Israeli troops from Lebanon by February 18
Hezbollah demands full withdrawal of Israeli troops from Lebanon by February 18
Under a truce arranged by Washington in November, Israeli forces were given 60 days to withdraw from southern Lebanon, where they had been fighting Iranian-backed Hezbollah rebels since early October. The deadline was then extended on February 18, but Israel's military asked that troops remain in five sites in southern Lebanon, sources told Reuters last week
Under a truce arranged by Washington in November, Israeli forces were given 60 days to withdraw from southern Lebanon, where they had been fighting Iranian-backed Hezbollah rebels since early October. The deadline was then extended on February 18, but Israel's military asked that troops remain in five sites in southern Lebanon, sources told Reuters last week