Lebanese lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah says the government must demonstrate its ability to expel the occupation forces and protect the sovereignty of the Arab country.

The Lebanese army has deployed in several towns in southern Lebanon after Israeli military forces withdrew from the area.

As people pitched tents and spent the night on the outskirts of their villages in southern Lebanon, thousands more marched on Monday, determined to force the Israeli army to retreat.

Lebanon's Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has called on the international community to take urgent action and compel Israel to immediately withdraw from Lebanese territory.

The Lebanese army has lashed out at the Israeli regime over procrastination in withdrawal of its military forces from the southern part of the country.

UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix says a ceasefire between the Israeli regime and Hezbollah is “fragile,” calling on Israeli troops to withdraw from areas in southern Lebanon at the earliest opportunity possible.

Israel may not leave the occupied areas in southern Lebanon at the end of the 60-day withdrawal period stipulated in a ceasefire deal with the Hezbollah resistance movement, a report says.