A call on citizens to adhere to the instructions of deployed military units to ensure their safety
Thursday, 16 April 2026
The Lebanese Army Command – Directorate of Orientation issued the following statement:
Amid reports of a ceasefire agreement being reached, the Army Command calls on citizens to exercise caution and delay returning to southern villages and towns until the agreement comes into effect. It also urges them not to approach areas where Israeli occupation forces have advanced.
It further stresses the need to comply with the instructions of deployed military units to ensure their safety, and to exercise caution regarding unexploded ordnance and suspicious objects left behind by the Israeli aggression, and to report them to the nearest military post.














