The Israeli military has published a map showing a new deployment line extending 5 to 10 kilometers inside southern Lebanon, days after a ceasefire with Hezbollah took effect. The line stretches east to west and places dozens of mostly abandoned Lebanese villages under Israeli control as part of a planned buffer zone along the border.

The ceasefire, backed by the United States, followed rare direct talks between Israel and Lebanon and is intended to support broader negotiations involving Iran. Israeli forces will maintain positions deep inside southern Lebanon, where five divisions and naval units are operating to dismantle what Israel describes as Hezbollah infrastructure and to prevent attacks on northern Israeli communities.

Israeli officials said homes and structures allegedly used by Hezbollah or deemed threatening to Israeli troops would be demolished. While some Lebanese civilians have accessed villages near or beyond the deployment line, Israeli forces are restricting entry to most areas south of it.

The conflict escalated in early March after Hezbollah launched attacks in support of Iran, prompting a large-scale Israeli offensive. Lebanese authorities report more than 2,100 people killed and over 1.2 million displaced, while Israel says Hezbollah attacks have killed two civilians and 15 soldiers.