Israeli Military Still In South Lebanon, Refugees Asked Not To Return Home

JAKARTA - Israel warned residents displaced by fighting not to return to their homes in southern Lebanon, although a ceasefire between Israeli and Hezbollah forces took effect this morning.

Although the 60-day ceasefire agreed by Israel and Lebanon stipulates Israel's Defense Forces (IDF) must withdraw completely from southern Lebanon, the return of troops to Israel will not take place in the near future.

The IDF remains deployed in its position in southern Lebanon, wrote an Israeli military spokesman in Arabic, Avichay Adraee, on X reported by CNN, Wednesday, November 27.

You are prohibited from heading to villages ordered by IDF to be evacuated or headed for IDF troops in the area

A senior US government official said Tuesday Israeli troops should withdraw from Lebanon within 60 days based on the terms of the agreement.

During that period, Hezbollah fighters were also expected to withdraw 40 kilometers (25 miles) from the Israel-Lebanon border.