As the 60-day deadline for Israel’s complete withdrawal from Lebanese territories approaches, residents of southern Lebanon’s border villages are planning coordinated returns to their homes, despite warnings from the Israeli military, Annahar reported on Saturday.

Residents of Kfarkila, Ayta al-Shaab, Houla, Blida, and Yarine have announced coordinated efforts to re-enter their villages in organized convoys on Sunday morning. These decisions come amid a broader context of uncertainty and heightened rhetoric between Israel and Lebanon.

In Kfarkila, residents have planned to meet at 7:30 AM before entering their village as a single group. Similarly, Ayta al-Shaab’s residents will gather at 7:30 AM at the village’s entrance near Rmeish and Wadi Koura for their return.

Meanwhile, villagers from Houla are set to convene at Barakat Shaqra at 7:00 AM, while Blida residents will gather at the same time near Salah Ghandour Hospital. In Yarine, locals have decided to assemble at 7:30 AM in Al-Hamra, close to the village of Al-Bayyada, before heading home together.

The decision to return en masse comes in defiance of recent warnings issued by the Israeli military. Avichay Adraee, the Israeli army's Arabic-speaking spokesperson, cautioned residents of southern Lebanon against returning to their villages. In a video message shared in Arabic on the social media platform X, Adraee emphasized that Israeli forces remain deployed in parts of southern Lebanon in accordance with the ceasefire agreement.

“The Israeli army is still stationed in various locations in southern Lebanon,” Adraee stated. “This presence aims to ensure the gradual and effective deployment of the Lebanese army, dismantle Hezbollah’s infrastructure, and prevent its return or re-establishment in the area.”