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Unfortunately with regards to Lebanon, Israel was allowed to continue certain military activities, it was written into the ceasefire. The ceasefire deal basically gave the IDF and Lebanese army free reign. One of the clauses was literally that the Lebanese army is the only armed group allowed south of the Litani river and that any Hezbollah military infrastructure could be destroyed under the ceasefire. Another clause was that Israel would deploy right up to the Litani river, and then withdraw with the Lebanese army advancing in parallel, and destroying Hezbollah military infrastructure in tandem. The Lebanon ceasefire deal was a terrible deal and I hope that Iran haven't signed something similar.

Without prejudice to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and its responsibilities, or to commitments in UNSCR 1701 and its predecessor resolutions, Lebanon's official military and security forces, infrastructure, and weaponry will be the only armed groups, arms, and related materiel deployed in the southern Litani area shown in the attached LAF Deployment Plan (hereinafter "the Southern Litani Area").

7b. Starting with the Southern Litani Area, dismantle all existing unauthorized facilities involved in the production of arms and related materiel, and prevent the establishment of such facilities in the future.

7c. Starting with the Southern Litani Area, dismantle all infrastructure, and military positions, and confiscate all unauthorized arms inconsistent with these commitments.

Upon the commencement of the cessation of hostilities according to paragraph 1, Israel will withdraw its forces in a phased manner south of the Blue Line, and in parallel the LAF will deploy to positions in the Southern Litani Area shown in the attached LAF Deployment Plan, and will commence the implementation of its obligations under the commitments, including the dismantling of unauthorized sites and infrastructure and confiscating unauthorized arms and related materiel. The Mechanism will coordinate execution by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and LAF of the specific and detailed plan for the phased withdrawal and deployment in these areas, which should not exceed 60 days.