Lebanon army tells citizens not to return south until Israel truce starts

Beirut: Lebanon’s army on Thursday urged people not to return to the country’s southern villages and towns before a ceasefire with Israel takes effect at midnight local time (2100 GMT), and warned against approaching Israeli forces there.

In a statement, the army command also called on citizens to heed instructions of Lebanese soldiers deployed in the south, where Israeli troops have invaded across the border, and to beware of unexploded ordnance and “suspicious objects.”