Israeli troops leave their positions beside Irish Unifil peacekeepers in southern Lebanon

Israeli army tanks maneuvering in northern Israel near the Israel-Lebanon border last Tuesday. Picture: Baz Ratner/AP

The Israeli Defence Force has left its positions beside Irish peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said: 

I can now tell you that those Israeli tanks and other armed elements that were around 652 position have left.