Lebanon expects Israeli withdrawal by February 18, rejects any delay

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun told Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty that Beirut expects Israel to withdraw from the country by February 18, according to a statement from the Lebanese presidency.

Lebanon “rejects any delay under any pretext,” Aoun said during talks with the Egyptian minister in Beirut.

The deadline was extended to February 18 after Israel kept troops in Lebanon beyond the initial withdrawal date of 26 January.