Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah said on Wednesday his group was cooperating over the army's deployment in south Lebanon, denying fighters had visible bases there and saying nobody could force residents to leave their villages.

There is "full cooperation" with the Lebanese state over strengthening the army's deployment in south Lebanon, Fadlallah told AFP, adding that the group has "no visible weapons or bases" there and that "nobody can make residents leave their villages". (AFP)