Positions are located on hills outside Lebanese frontier villages; army also beefs up defenses on Israeli side of border as pullout deadline arrives The post IDF to remain in five strategic posts in south Lebanon after Tuesday withdrawal appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Israel Defense Forces soldiers will remain deployed at five outposts in Southern Lebanon beyond the Feb. 18 deadline as set out in the truce deal with Beirut, the army’s Northern Command confirmed on Monday. Jerusalem’s decision to keep boots on the ground in Lebanon was made in conjunction with the Trump administration and the French, it noted.

A day before the end of the ceasefire in Lebanon, the IDF estimates that most of the terrorist infrastructure within five miles of the border have been destroyed

The Israeli military will maintain five outposts within southern Lebanon near the border, each manned by a company of troops, for an indefinite period.