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| Hezbollah has agreed to Aoun's term extension, says MP |
| 2023-12-07 |
| [NAHARNET] Hezbollah has agreed to the extension of the term of Army chief General Joseph Aoun, MP Sajih Atiyeh said on Wednesday. "But we are still waiting for the mechanism to carry out the extension amid consultations with Hezbollah’s MPs," Atiyeh told al-Jadeed TV. "The likely scenario is raising the retirement age should the extension take place through parliament, and therefore it will include the biggest number of officers, including (Internal Security Forces chief) Maj. Gen. Imad Othman," Atiyeh added. "So far, caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati does not prefer that the extension take place through Cabinet, because this would need unanimity from all its components," the MP went on to say. Related: Hezbollah: 2023-12-05 Rockefeller Brothers Fund funding pro-Palestinian groups, at least one Israel calls ‘terrorist’ org Hezbollah: 2023-12-05 New Zionist targets hit by Hezbollah strikes, Israel hits back harder Hezbollah: 2023-12-05 Fate of Hamas in south Gaza will be 'same and worse' as in north: Gallant Related: Joseph Aoun: 2023-10-07 Lebanon: Four Casualties so Far in Zahle Prison Fire Joseph Aoun: 2023-09-11 Leb: 5 nations to nominate army chief, Doha to convince Iran Joseph Aoun: 2023-03-15 Jumblat hopes Iran-KSA deal leads to Lebanese president before June |
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