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00:00Here in southern Lebanon, near the border, the Israeli army have withdrawn from the town of Yarroun.
00:05And it's a picture of devastation.
00:08But Lebanese citizens are nevertheless relieved, at long last, to return home.
00:15It's an indescribable feeling. No words can express it.
00:19And it's all thanks to the blood of the martyrs,
00:21who are still on the ground and haven't yet been buried.
00:25But Israel announced on Monday that its withdrawal would not be as complete as agreed.
00:32And that this was the fault of Hezbollah.
00:34We are temporarily remaining in five strategic high points necessary for our security.
00:40The US-France brokered deal in late November required Israel to withdraw from southern Lebanon
00:46and the removal of Hezbollah fighters and weaponry from there too.
00:49Israel claims that Hezbollah have not honoured their side of the bargain.
00:53Lebanon's territorial integrity is important to the newly anointed government in Beirut,
00:58who have said they will not accept a single Israeli remaining on their territory.
01:05We are referring this to the UN Security Council, which approved Resolution 1701
01:09and urge it to take the necessary measures to address the Israeli violations and compel
01:13Israel to immediately withdraw to the international borders in compliance with the UN resolution.
01:19Meanwhile, Hezbollah have repeated that the responsibility for Israeli withdrawal
01:27lies with Beirut.
01:29Over 100,000 people remain internally displaced in Lebanon
01:32and Israeli strikes in the south have persisted long after the ceasefire was signed.