Units of the Lebanese Armed Forces entered the village of Ein Arab in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, reopened the road blocked by earth barriers, and restored traffic on the Ein Arab-Mari route, the official Lebanese National News Agency reports. Residents began returning home this morning after the IDF withdrew from the area.
The Lebanese Armed Forces have entered the village of Ein Arab in southern Lebanon and reopened the road connecting it to Mari, according to the official Lebanese National News Agency (NNA). The move follows an IDF withdrawal from the area, allowing residents to begin returning to their homes this morning.
This development is the latest in a series of reported IDF redeployments and civilian returns in southern Lebanon. As The Zioneer reported earlier Wednesday, residents of Ein Arab in the Rashaya district of the Bekaa Valley returned home after IDF forces withdrew, while the Lebanese army simultaneously deployed troops on roads leading to southern Lebanon to prevent civilian movement due to security concerns. The reopening of the Ein Arab-Mari road marks a further step in the normalization of access to areas previously under Israeli control.
The Lebanese army has not yet issued an official statement on the road's reopening beyond the NNA report. No Israeli comment has been received on the withdrawal or the road's status.
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