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This handout picture provided by the press office of the Lebanese presidency shows Lebanon's new President Joseph Aoun (right) meeting with the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of Beirut on January 18, 2025. —AFP

Lebanon President: Israel must withdraw from south by Jan 26

January 18, 2025 02:12 p.m

Lebanon's new president said on Saturday Israel must withdraw from the country's south by the January 26 deadline set to fully implement the terms of the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire agreed last year.

Joseph Aoun told visiting United Nations chief Antonio Guterres that it was necessary for "Israeli forces to withdraw from occupied territories in the south within the deadline set by the agreement reached on November 27," a statement from his office said, adding that he also warned against "continued Israeli violations" of the deal.—AFP

LAST UPDATE: January 18, 2025 02:12 PM

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