Lebanon Army Pulls Back from Israeli Border as Israel-Hezbollah Clashes Intensify

• Lebanon's army redeployed troops from advanced positions along the Israeli border amid escalating conflict.
• This follows intensified clashes between Hezbollah and Israel, with Israel launching airstrikes and advancing deeper into Lebanon.
• Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz stated IDF aims to prevent direct fire on Israeli communities and create security for northern Israel residents.
• Hezbollah launched rockets and drones in response to Israel's killing of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Khomeini and its intelligence chief Hussein Makled.
• Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam condemned military actions from Lebanese territory and called for Hezbollah to disarm.