Blinken says more than a third of Israeli forces in Lebanon have withdrawn
ReutersJan 8, 2025 4:08 PM
PARIS, Jan 8 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday said that more than a third of Israeli forces in Lebanon have withdrawn since the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah.
Blinken, speaking to reporters in Paris, said that while challenges remain, the oversight mechanism put together by the United States and France to address concerns about ceasefire violations is working and functioning well.
(Reporting by Makini Brice, Simon Lewis, Daphne Psaledakis and Benoit Van Overstraeten)
((Daphne.Psaledakis@thomsonreuters.com;))
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