WASHINGTON — Israeli forces made a first withdrawal from a town in south Lebanon, and were replaced by the Lebanese military under a ceasefire deal, the US Central Command (Centcom) said Wednesday.

The command's leader General Erik Kurilla "was present at the implementation and monitoring headquarters today during the ongoing first Israeli Defense Forces withdrawal and Lebanese Armed Forces replacement in Al-Khiam, Lebanon, as part of the (ceasefire) agreement," Centcom said in a statement.

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