Jerusalem Post/Israel News/Defense NewsDue to the long-standing conflict with the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah, many border communities have been restricted throughout the conflict.Follow us on Google Smoke is seen from rockets fired from Lebanon, near Kiryat Shmona in northern Israel on June 1, 2024. (photo credit: Avi Ohayon/Reuters)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFJUNE 21, 2026 22:34Defensive guidelines in areas near Lebanon will be restored to a level of “full activity ” on Monday, the IDF announced in a statement Sunday.From 6.00 a.m., all restrictions will be lifted in the Confrontation Line area, and the communities of Safsufa, Meron, Or HaGanuz, Bar Yochai, Yesud HaMa’ala, Kisra-Sumei, Beit Jann, and Sde Eliezer will all move to full activity level, in accordanceDue to the long-standing conflict with the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah, and the threat of rockets and drones faced by the communities closest to the border, many communities have been restricted for much of the last two and a half years.A ceasefire in Lebanon is included in the US-Iranian Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which was signed last week by both parties. Despite this, fighting was reported in southern Lebanon after the adoption of the ceasefire, which could threaten the stability of the MOU.IDF Home Front Command removes security guideline restrictions for Lebanon border communities, June 22 2026. (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem demands Israel withdraw from Lebanon, says 'no safe zone' for IDFEarlier on Sunday, Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem said that Israel "must leave Lebanon," according to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated Tasnim News Agency.Qassem referred to Israel as the "aggressor," saying that there will be "no safe zone" for IDF soldiers in southern Lebanon.The Hezbollah chief described Israeli actions in Lebanon as having "revealed its humiliation" through the killing of Lebanese civilians.Follow us on Google