The deal struck on 27 November to halt the war gave Israel 60 days to withdraw its forces from Lebanon, south of the Blue Line (a de facto border), and hand over control to the Lebanese army and UN peacekeepers.

Katz said that if Hezbollah does not withdraw from southern Lebanon, "there will be no agreement," and Israel will be forced to act.

Israeli forces have so far withdrawn from just two towns in southern Lebanon: Khiam and Shamaa. Still, they remain in some 60 others, according to the International Organization for Migration.

Moreover, around 160,000 Lebanese remain displaced.

Israel has violated the ceasefire agreement on several hundred occasions since the start of the truce and killed at least 33 people and injured 37 others, Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA) said.

The violations included bombardments, arson, detonations, and gunfire, primarily targeting the southern regions of Tyre and Nabatieh, NNA added.

Between 27 November and 22 December, the Israeli army also arrested 17 Lebanese from border towns, all of whom were civilians working in agriculture and livestock.

Last week, Lebanon submitted a complaint to the UN Security Council, saying Israel launched some 816 ground and air attacks since the start of the ceasefire.

The complaint said the attacks have hindered the Lebanese army's efforts to deploy in the south and uphold its end of the ceasefire agreement.

On Saturday night, Lebanese sources reported that the Israeli army infiltrated the town of Burj al-Maluk in the Marjayoun area in southern Lebanon and closed the road by placing barbed wire.

The Israeli Broadcasting Authority (Kan 11) reported that Israel is unlikely to withdraw from Lebanon after the 60-day deadline.

"Israel is expected to send a message to the United States indicating that it will not withdraw from Lebanon after the sixty-day period outlined in the ceasefire agreement," the Israeli agency stated. 

The report also mentioned that Israel is expected to inform the United States that it will not allow residents of Lebanese villages near the border to return to their homes.

The UN peacekeeping mission, UNIFIL, condemned these ceasefire violations by Israel in a statement on Saturday night.

The statement said, "Peacekeeping forces observed an Israeli army bulldozer destroying a blue barrel marking the withdrawal line between Lebanon and Israel in Labbouneh." It also noted that the Israeli army destroyed "an observation tower belonging to the Lebanese Armed Forces immediately beside a UNIFIL position there."

"Israel's army's deliberate and direct destruction of both clearly identifiable UNIFIL property and infrastructure belonging to the Lebanese Armed Forces is a flagrant violation of Resolution 1701 and international law," the statement added.

UNIFIL, established in 1978, called on Israel to comply with its international obligations and immediately cease such activities, including the destruction of civilian property and infrastructure, that could jeopardize the cessation of hostilities.

Since Israel began its onslaught on Lebanon in October 2023, it has killed at least 4,063, including women, children and health workers, while 16,663 others have been injured, the Lebanese Health Ministry said.