US announces first Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon under ceasefire deal
Israeli forces conducted a first withdrawal from a town in south Lebanon and were replaced by the Lebanese military under a ceasefire deal, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Wednesday.
The command's leader General Erik Kurilla "was present at the implementation and monitoring headquarters today during the ongoing first Israeli Defense Forces withdrawal and Lebanese Armed Forces replacement in Al-Khiam, Lebanon as part of the (ceasefire) agreement," CENTCOM said in a statement.
Source: Agence France Presse
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