Israeli forces maintain positions up to roughly 10-13 kilometers inside southern Lebanon along a self-declared “Yellow Line,” following the June 2026 US-brokered Trilateral Framework that links any phased IDF redeployment to verified Hezbollah disarmament and Lebanese Armed Forces deployment in designated pilot zones. Implementation has remained limited to those initial zones, with October talks ending inconclusively and Israeli operations, demolitions, and fortification of positions continuing through early November. A senior Israeli security official stated readiness to complete handover within the agreed timeframe, while Lebanese officials report that a potential February 18 partial withdrawal would exclude five contested sites. The UNIFIL mandate expires December 31, 2026, triggering a drawdown that removes an established monitoring presence, and Israeli political developments, including government formation, could shape sequencing decisions in the coming weeks.