Soldiers pose in front of their vehicle in Kfar Shuba, south Lebanon, on Aug. 26, 2023. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine/L’Orient-Le Jour)
As Israel raises the stakes in south Lebanon, the Lebanese Army continues its mission “slowly but surely,” according to a military source. Tasked by the government in September with outlining and implementing a plan to disarm Hezbollah, the army says it has completed most of the first phase of operations in the area south of the Litani River, set to continue through the end of the year.On Thursday, Army Commander Gen. Rodolph Haykal presented his monthly report to the Cabinet. “Except for areas occupied by the Israeli army, south Lebanon is almost entirely under the Lebanese Army's control,” Haykal said, according to information obtained by L’Orient-Le Jour. Dive deeper Disarming Hezbollah: Why Haykal raised the specter of ‘suspending the army’s plan’ The report cited 4,190 operations conducted so far, the neutralization of...
As Israel raises the stakes in south Lebanon, the Lebanese Army continues its mission “slowly but surely,” according to a military source. Tasked by the government in September with outlining and implementing a plan to disarm Hezbollah, the army says it has completed most of the first phase of operations in the area south of the Litani River, set to continue through the end of the year.On Thursday, Army Commander Gen. Rodolph Haykal presented his monthly report to the Cabinet. “Except for areas occupied by the Israeli army, south Lebanon is almost entirely under the Lebanese Army's control,” Haykal said, according to information obtained by L’Orient-Le Jour. Dive deeper Disarming Hezbollah: Why Haykal raised the specter of ‘suspending the army’s plan’ The report cited 4,190 operations conducted so far, the...
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