IDF tightens border stance as civilians push to return to southern Lebanon after ceasefire

As the Israel–Hezbollah ceasefire takes hold, Lebanese civilians are pressing to return to southern Lebanon, prompting the IDF to publicly unveil a new defense line roughly 5–14 km into Lebanese territory and to warn dozens of villages to stay away. Hezbollah publicly advises civilians not to return, while the IDF says the ceasefire applies north of the Litani River and has struck a Hezbollah launcher north of the line. The moves raise questions about civilian safety, the legality of actions under the fragile ceasefire, and how the world will view continued IDF presence in southern Lebanon.