A senior Lebanese security official told the Lebanese newspaper Al-Jumhuriya that no Israeli withdrawal from the areas specified in the framework agreement has been observed on the ground, according to the report. The source said Israel is instead deliberately escalating tensions through airstrikes, drone strikes on villages, and expanded bombing of structures, keeping the door open to dangerous escalation.
A senior Lebanese security source publicly accused Israel this morning of escalating rather than withdrawing from positions in southern Lebanon, in an interview published by the Beirut-based newspaper Al-Jumhuriya. The source stated that no Israeli steps toward withdrawal from areas specified in the framework agreement have been documented on the ground, and described a pattern of deliberate escalation via airstrikes, drone attacks on villages, and an expanded bombing campaign against structures.
The statement comes amid a prolonged period of diplomatic uncertainty on the northern front. As The Zioneer has reported over recent weeks, Israeli officials and military sources have repeatedly denied that a ceasefire is in effect or that withdrawal orders have been issued. Defense Minister Israel Katz stated on June 21 that there is "no restriction" on IDF action to remove threats in Lebanon, and military analysts have assessed that the IDF retains freedom of action in southern Lebanon.
The source's framing aligns with earlier reports from Lebanese military sources who told Al Jazeera on June 25 that they had not documented any IDF withdrawal. However, the allegation of deliberate "intentional escalation" represents a sharper charge than previous Lebanese statements, and remains an attributed claim from a single senior security source — not independently confirmed by official Israeli or international channels.
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