The ‘five strategic locations’ in southern Lebanon, Israeli forces say they will remain in

The deadline for Israeli forces to withdraw from areas across southern Lebanon has now passed, as postulated by the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire agreement reached in November. 

Hours before the deadline, Israel's military said on Monday it would remain temporarily "in five strategic points" dotted along the length of the shared border in order to "continue to defend our residents and to make sure there's no immediate threat".

These areas  include a hill near Labbouneh, across from the Israeli border town of Shlomi; the Jabal Blat peak, across from Zar’it; a hill across from Avivim and Malki;, a hill across from Margaliot, and a hill across from Metula.