Israeli forces will not be out of Lebanon by agreed-upon 60-day deadline, Benjamin Netanyahu says

( NYPost )

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli forces will not fully withdraw from southern Lebanon by the 60-day deadline agreed upon under a cease-fire deal with Hezbollah.

IDF’s withdrawal, Netanyahu said, “is conditional on the Lebanese army deploying in southern Lebanon and fully and effectively enforcing the agreement, while Hezbollah withdraws beyond the Litani [River],” the Times of Israel reported.

Lebanon has “not yet fully enforced” its part of the bargain, the prime minister said.

As a result, a gradual withdrawal process will continue “in full coordination with the United States.”

The original 60-day deadline was slated for Sunday, Jan. 26.