Israeli soldiers evacuate a wounded comrade during Israel’s last war in Lebanon in July 2006<\/p>\n
The Israeli army withdrew several brigades from southern Lebanon amid expectations of a possible ceasefire soon, according to Israeli media on Tuesday, Anadolu Agency<\/em> reports.<\/p>\n The brigades were withdrawn for refresher training based on an assessment of officials participating in ceasefire negotiations that a deal could be reached within a week and a half to two weeks, the Israeli daily, Yedioth Ahronoth,<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n The newspaper did not specify the number of brigades that had been withdrawn from southern Lebanon.<\/p>\n \u201cGround operations are expected to continue for a few more weeks, while the Israeli army awaits a decision from the political leadership,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n The daily reported progress regarding a supplementary document to the ceasefire agreement.<\/p>\n \u201cThis document would guarantee Israel freedom of military action in southern Lebanon should the ceasefire mechanism fail,\u201d it claimed.<\/p>\n There was no immediate comment from Hezbollah on the report.<\/p>\n On Monday, Lebanese Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, said that Israel had rejected all proposed solutions for a ceasefire as it continued its attacks across Lebanon.<\/p>\n The Israeli public broadcaster, KAN,<\/em> said on Friday that the army was nearing the end of the intensive phase of its ground operation in southern Lebanon and was preparing for redeployment amid ceasefire talks.<\/p>\n Israel has escalated its air campaign in Lebanon since late September against what it claims are Hezbollah targets in an escalation from year-long cross-border warfare between Israel and the Lebanese group since the start of Israel\u2019s brutal offensive on the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n More than 3,000 people have been killed and nearly 13,500 injured in Israeli attacks since October 2023, according to Lebanese health authorities.<\/p>\n Israel expanded the conflict by launching a ground assault into southern Lebanon on 1 October this year.<\/p>\n