An Israeli military source said the Lebanese Army has not fully cleared Hezbollah from designated pilot areas in south Lebanon and accused the group of undermining a ceasefire framework.
An Israeli military source criticised the Lebanese Army's work in pilot zones in southern Lebanon on Monday, saying the military has not entered private property in those areas and that its operations are incomplete.
The source told Al-Arabiya's Al-Hadath channel that the Lebanese Army has operational control of the pilot zones but has not fully removed Hezbollah's presence from them.
The Ali al-Taher and Shaqif heights in the region hold strategic importance for Israel, the source said.
Israel is committed to implementing a framework agreement with Lebanon and maintaining the ceasefire, the source stated, adding that a return to normal life depends on Lebanon's effective implementation of that agreement.
The Lebanese Army bears responsibility for clearing the pilot areas of Hezbollah and any related infrastructure, the source said. Hezbollah is undermining implementation of the framework agreement and violating the ceasefire by continuing to use force within the security zone in southern Lebanon, the source alleged.
The framework agreement prevents Iran from making decisions on behalf of the Lebanese state and charts a path toward peace and stability through Hezbollah's disarmament, the source said.
