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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