Confirming what many observers have confirmed, the Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom said that Israel may decide to stay in southern Lebanon beyond the 60-day withdrawal period set for the ceasefire.
Failure to leave within 60 days would be another violation of the ceasefire agreement established by the US and France on November 27 between Lebanon and Israel.
Israel has already violated the treaty many times.
But what would Israel's failure to withdraw from South Lebanon mean after 60 days? Here's what you need to know.
What is really going on?
Since the end, Hezbollah has stopped throwing stones at Israel and Israel has stopped bombing the villages of Beirut, the eastern Bekaa Valley and the south.
But the Israeli army is still in the south, bombing and demolishing buildings and other weapons.
He also banned people from returning to the south, shot Lebanese citizens, and killed at least 33 Lebanese residents last month.
Israel must withdraw its troops from southern Lebanon within 60 days of November 27, to be replaced by UNIFIL troops, followed by the Lebanese army.
But Israel now says that Hezbollah's weapons in the south and its rebuilding efforts may prompt it to “reconsider” the withdrawal period.
What will happen if they don't keep their promise?
There is none.
There is no way to strengthen the ceasefire agreement other than to resume the war.
Western diplomatic sources told Al Jazeera that the only guarantees that have been put in place are US promises that Israel will follow through on.
Hezbollah may start firing stones into Israel again but it is failing to resume.
Hezbollah has already responded to Israeli violations by firing a warning rocket at the military base in the Kfarchouba mountains on December 2 that landed in an open area and there were no casualties.
Israel retaliated by killing nine people in Lebanon.
What are the rules for not fighting?
Israel must withdraw all its troops from southern Lebanon within 60 days and Hezbollah must move its military forces north of the Litani River with the Lebanese army deploying to southern Lebanon.
What about all the southerners who want to go home?
After the cease-fire agreement, people left shelters – mostly those set up in schools around the country – where they had been for more than two months.
Workers at a building Al Jazeera visited in Sidon, southern Lebanon, said that by 10am on the day of the ceasefire, all the refugees had left to go home.
But many have not yet reached home.
On the second day of the ceasefire, an Israeli army spokesman in the Arabic language made a clear declaration that the entire southern country was at war. no go zone.
Some people say they visited their villages on the first day of the ceasefire but were prevented from returning.
Many southerners are either in villages close to their villages or have families in areas that Israelis do not live in or barricades.
What else happened?
On Christmas Day, Israel struck the Bekaa Valley between the cities of Talia and Hizzine in the Baalbek region.
Prime Minister Najib Mikati has asked the ceasefire monitoring committee to force Israel to respect the ceasefire, but to no avail so far.
Not only has Israel violated the cease-fire by continuing to attack, but it has also pushed deeper into Lebanese territory.
On December 26, Israeli forces moved to Wadi al-Hujeir, eight kilometers (five miles) from the Blue Line that is separated by the UN that separates Lebanon from Israel.
What is UNIFIL doing about this?
UNIFIL issued a statement on December 26, calling for a halt to “actions that could jeopardize the disarmament”.
He advocated the “timely withdrawal” of Israeli forces and the deployment of Lebanese troops to southern Lebanon, as well as the implementation of UN resolution 1701, which calls for Hezbollah to move its forces north of the Litani River and Israel under the Blue Line.
UNIFIL also expressed “concern at the continued destruction” by Israeli forces “in residential areas, agricultural areas, and roads in southern Lebanon”.
