Israeli Army forces withdrew Tuesday from the last border towns and villages in southern Lebanon they captured during the war with Hezbollah, paving the way for the deployment of the Lebanese Army.

Israeli forces have withdrawn from border villages in southern Lebanon under a deadline spelled out in a U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement that ended the latest Israel-Hezbollah war

As displaced Lebanese begin to return to their homes on the country's southern border following November’s truce between Hezbollah and Israel, Lebanon says it will consider any remaining Israeli presence on its land beyond Tuesday’s withdrawal deadline an occupation.