As Deadline for Withdrawal Lapses, Israel Says It Will Stay in Southern LebanonIsraeli forces pulled out of populated areas in southern Lebanon, but retained control over strategic border points as a deadline passed for both Israel and Hezbollah to leave the region.
Source: As Deadline for Withdrawal Lapses, Israel Says It Will Stay in Southern Lebanon (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/world/middleeast/lebanon-israel-forces-hezbollah.html)