Israel appears to be trying to create a buffer zone in south Lebanon ... Lebanese border villages and towns had been destroyed, according to an AFP count using data from Microsoft Maps and ...

The Israeli army ordered thousands of displaced Lebanese not to return to villages near the border until further notice, a day after it said its forces would remain in south Lebanon beyond a Sunday ...

Lebanon denied reports that Israel had informed it of a decision to keep its forces at five border points for an additional 15 days beyond the Sunday deadline set out in a US-brokered ceasefire.