Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said in a statement that Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said in a statement that the president of Lebanon called for a call from Israel to Southern Lebanon is evacuated.
“Aoun repeatedly stressed Lebanon's insistence on completely evacuating the Israeli enemy within the February 18 deadline,” the statement said.
The president denied Arab and local media reports that the ceasefire agreement between Israel and the pro-Iranian Hezbollah movement has been allegedly re-expanded.
The reports say the February 18 deadline could be extended to February 28.
Lebanese House Speaker Nabih Berri, a well-known Hezbollah Ally, also denied any reports of extensions of the deadline.
Shortly after the president's statement, Israeli fighters broke sound barriers in low-altitude areas in Beirut and elsewhere, causing panic. This is the first time since the ceasefire came into effect in November.
Meanwhile, Lebanese media quoted local sources as saying that the U.S. deputy envoy for the U.S. Middle East Peace Morgan Ortagus will visit Beirut on Friday, her second visit to Lebanon since her appointment.
A ceasefire that takes effect in late November. On January 26, it was extended to February 18. By that date, both Israeli and Hezbollah forces will be withdrawn from southern Lebanon.
