The Lebanese army issued a warning to residents of southern Lebanon urging them to slow their return to border-area villages, saying Israel is conducting aerial surveillance of people crossing the area and advising them to exercise caution and identify themselves before entering towns.
The Lebanese army this afternoon called on southern residents to slow their return to border villages, warning that Israeli forces are conducting aerial surveillance of people moving in the area. In a statement circulating on Lebanese media and security channels, the army said: 'We call on the residents of southern Lebanon to slow down just a bit before returning to the towns in the south of the country. Israel is examining from the air those coming and going—you must be careful and identify yourselves before entering the villages.' The advisory follows the large-scale return of displaced residents to southern Lebanon in recent days after a ceasefire with Hezbollah took hold, a movement reported by The Zioneer earlier today. The Lebanese army itself had previously barred entry to the zone along the Yellow Line, as we reported. The new warning does not indicate a violation of the ceasefire but rather a precautionary measure by the Lebanese authorities to prevent misunderstandings or incidents as Israeli forces remain deployed in parts of southern Lebanon.
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