An Israeli official confirms the military has been directed to hold fire in southern Lebanon, following earlier reports that Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir had ordered the ceasefire. The directive's geographic scope — all of Lebanon or specific sectors — has not been detailed.
An Israeli official has confirmed that the IDF was instructed to cease fire in southern Lebanon, according to a desk-reviewed report-based security report. The confirmation at 18:10 Jerusalem follows an earlier report at 17:37 Jerusalem that Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir had personally issued the directive after a situational assessment, as The Zioneer reported in its initial bulletin (published Sat 17:37), and that Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Katz had also directed the halt while the military retains control over captured territory.
The directive continues a sequence of reported operational shifts. On Jun 18, The Zioneer reported that the IDF had received authorization to open fire within the 'Yellow Line' zone in southern Lebanon (published Thu 20:12). Earlier, on Jun 17, a senior military commentator reported that restrictions had been placed on offensive operations and that the destruction of major terror infrastructure required American approval (published Wed 09:04). The cease-fire order now reverses this posture.
The development comes hours after a launch was reported toward IDF forces in southern Lebanon on Friday evening (The Zioneer, Fri Jun 19, 22:58 Jerusalem), and days after the IDF acknowledged authorizing fire within the 'Yellow Line' zone. The single-source nature of the confirmation — from an unofficial channel — means independent corroboration from Israeli military or political sources is still pending.
It remains unclear whether the hold-fire order covers all of Lebanon or applies only to specific sectors, and whether it is immediately in effect or phased. Earlier claims that the directive came from President Donald Trump (The Zioneer, Sat Jun 20, 18:05 Jerusalem) also relied on a single-source report and remain unconfirmed.
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