Lebanese armed group Hezbollah has called for the full withdrawal of Israeli forces from southern Lebanon, under a ceasefire agreement ratified by both parties, Al Jazeera reported.
Brokered by the United States and France in November, the truce ended more than a year of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.
Under the terms of the agreement, Israeli forces were to pull out of southern Lebanon over a 60-day period, which ended on Monday, according to the same source.
“There have been positive movements where the Lebanese army and United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) have taken the place of Hezbollah forces, as stipulated in the agreement,” Israeli government spokesman David Mencer said Thursday, referring to the United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon.
“We’ve also made clear that these movements have not been fast enough, and there is much more work to do,” he added, reiterating Israel’s commitment to the agreement.
Mencer did not directly respond to questions about whether Israel had requested an extension of the deal or whether Israeli forces would remain in Lebanon beyond the 60-day deadline.