Lebanon's new president Joseph Aoun emphasized the urgency of an Israeli military withdrawal as stipulated by a ceasefire deal that ended the Israel-Hezbollah war in November. The ceasefire requires Israeli forces to withdraw from southern Lebanon within 60 days, and for Hezbollah to remove all its fighters and weapons from the south. The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stated that the UN will make every effort to secure an Israeli withdrawal within the set deadline under the ceasefire terms.