Israel said on Tuesday that he had agreed to leave five Lebanese citizens detained during his war with Hizbullah as a goodwill gesture to the new President of the neighboring country.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, “In coordination with the United States and as a gesture for the new President of Lebanon, Israel has agreed to release five Lebanese detainees.”
Netanyahu’s office said the decision came after a meeting held on the first day in the Lebanese border city of Nyakaura which included representatives from the Israeli Army, United States, France and Lebanon.
“During the meeting, it was agreed to establish three joint work groups for the purpose of stabilizing the region,” the statement of the Prime Minister said.
“These groups will focus on the five points controlled by Israel in the southern Lebanon, discussing the blue line and the remaining disputed areas, and the issue of Lebanese prisoners organized by Israel.”
The Blue Line is the demarcation line of the United Nations, which has marked the Israeli-Lebanese border since 2000.
On 27 November, Israel and Lebanon agreed to a US-French arbitration, which stopped more than a year of enmity between Hizbullah and Israel, including a two-month fully developed war, with Israel to the ground soldiers.
While the ceasefire continues, Israel has carried out airstrikes on the Lebanese region from time to time, it says that to stop Hizbullah from returning or returning to the area along its northern border.
On Saturday, the army targeted a Hizbollah operative with an airstrikes in the southern Lebanon. The Lebanese media reported the death of one and another injured he said that an Israeli drone strike was on a car.
The ceasefire required Hizbullah to withdraw the north of the Litni River, about 30 kilometers (20 mi) from the border, and to destroy any remaining military infrastructure in the south.
After recalling the deadline of Israel January, it was due to the complete removal from the Lebanese region by 18 February, but decided to keep troops at five places, which was considered strategic.
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