Israel to stay at 'five strategic locations' in southern Lebanon

Israel said its forces would stay in five strategic points in southern Lebanon along its northern border. 

The announcement comes one day before the Israeli army was to fully withdraw from Lebanon under the terms of the Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire agreement.

"Based on the current situation, we will leave small amounts of troops deployed temporarily in five strategic points along the border in Lebanon so we can continue to defend our residents and to make sure there's no immediate threat," military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani told journalists on Monday.