Israel was poised to again miss a deadline for withdrawing its troops from Lebanon after the military said Monday it would remain in five "strategic points" despite pushback from Beirut.

Lebanon's president had earlier voiced concern that Israel would miss the Tuesday deadline under a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, and urged countries to pressure Israel to honour the cut-off.

"Based on the current situation, we will leave small amounts of troops deployed temporarily in five strategic points along the border in Lebanon," military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani told journalists on Monday.

He said the decision came "so we can continue to defend our residents and to make sure there's no immediate threat".

Lebanese officials have demanded Israel's full withdrawal by February 18, after Israeli forces missed an earlier January cut-off.

"We are afraid that a complete withdrawal will not be achieved tomorrow," President Joseph Aoun said earlier Monday in a statement.

"The Lebanese response will be through a unified, comprehensive national position," he added.

The Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire has been in effect since November 27, after more than........

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