Head of the Lebanese Army, Rodolph Haykal (left), and head of CENTCOM, Brad Cooper, shake hands in Yarzeh on June 29, 2026. (Credit: AFP /Lebanese Army)
Last night, for the second time in June, the House of Representatives rejected a resolution calling for “the withdrawal of U.S. armed forces from all hostilities in Lebanon,” at a time when the Israeli army is refusing to withdraw from southern Lebanon until Hezbollah has been disarmed — a task entrusted to the Lebanese Army.
Several dozen Democrats in the House of Representatives voted alongside Republicans on Tuesday to reject the motion. Specifically, the resolution was defeated by 235 votes to 189, with 22 Democrats joining Republicans in voting against it, according to Axios.
According to the text, tabled by Democrat Rashida Tlaib, Congress was to “direct the President to withdraw United States armed forces from any hostilities in Lebanon no later than seven days after the date of adoption of this concurrent resolution.”
“Nothing in this concurrent resolution shall be construed as preventing or limiting security cooperation with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) or the protection of diplomatic facilities,” the text specified. This point was not included in the first version of the text, which had been rejected by 117 Democrats.
Most of the centrist Democrats who voted against the resolution felt that it addressed a non-existent problem, pointing out that the United States is not involved in Israeli operations in Lebanon, reports Axios. “To my knowledge, we are not engaged in a conflict with Lebanon,” said Jared Golden (Maine), a pro-Israel Democrat who opposed the measure.
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