Reporter's notebook: The 'Post' visits northern communities at Lebanon border after IDF withdrawal.
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The IDF withdrew from almost all of southern Lebanon on Tuesday as part of the ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah.
The police arrested four of the men who hurled stones at the security forces who came to disperse them.
IDF’s partial Lebanon withdrawal signals Israel’s resolve to deter Hezbollah.
The IDF said that the Lebanese army is doing better than ever before and is surprisingly confronting Hezbollah in some instances but that its performance is still far below where it needs to be.
The IDF will stay in five small strategic locations. The US supports this decision. However, it is unclear how this will work.
New Lebanese government to pursue IMF talks, restructure banks, and address economic collapse.
The military "will continue to enforce with strength and without compromise against any Hezbollah violation – we are determined to ensure full security for all northern communities."
The Israeli military will maintain five outposts within southern Lebanon near the border, each manned by a company of troops, for an indefinite period.
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