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| US general tasked with enforcing Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire praises work of Lebanese army |
| 2025-01-08 |
| [IsraelTimes] The US military general leading the committee tasked with enforcing the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah hails the efforts of the Lebanese Armed Forces …are they half or three quarters Hezbollah nowadays? in implementing the early stages of the agreement following a visit to one of the LAF’s bases in southern Lebanon.US Major General Jasper Jeffers and French Brigadier General Guillaume Ponchin visited the LAF’s 5th Brigade headquarters, which is located five kilometers northeast of Naqoura — one of the two towns from which Israeli forces have withdrawn as part of the ceasefire. “As part of the Mechanism-enabled transition, the LAF immediately deployed forces to the area to clear roads, remove unauthorized munitions, and provide security for the people of Lebanon,” a statement from the US Embassy in Beirut says. “Jeffers and Ponchin viewed stockpiles of weapons to be destroyed in the coming days, which the LAF seized from unauthorized armed groups,” the US readout reveals. “The LAF is the legitimate security provider for Lebanon and continues to demonstrate to me and the rest of the Mechanism it has the capability, intent, and leadership to secure and defend Lebanon. They have acted decisively, rapidly, and with clear expertise. Today, we saw an example of this with the soldiers of the 5th Brigade. The engineer corps in particular is full of true professionals, removing and rendering safe hundreds of pieces of unexploded ordnance every week,” Jeffers says in his own statement. Related: Lebanese Armed Forces: 2025-01-05 Reports: IDF may extend south Lebanon presence for 30 more days as Hezbollah regroups Lebanese Armed Forces: 2025-01-05 UN accuses Israel of ceasefire breach; Hezbollah losing patience Lebanese Armed Forces: 2025-01-03 IDF says jets hit Hezbollah rocket launchers in south Lebanon after Lebanese army failed to deal with them Related: Southern Lebanon: 2025-01-05 Reports: IDF may extend south Lebanon presence for 30 more days as Hezbollah regroups Southern Lebanon: 2025-01-03 IDF says jets hit Hezbollah rocket launchers in south Lebanon after Lebanese army failed to deal with them Southern Lebanon: 2025-01-01 IDF says it carried out strike on Hezbollah operatives transferring weapons in south Lebanon |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #5 #3 An analysis of the Lebanese Army’s activity during the first month of the ceasefire does not predict a rosy future for its continuation. |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2025-01-08 13:13 |
| #4 The problem here is that Biden keep sticking his nose in the wrong hole! |
| Posted by: Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2025-01-08 12:46 |
| #3 And then his nose grew? |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2025-01-08 10:18 |
| #2 Since Amos Hochstein coerced this "ceasefire", it's a Biden/DOS self-licking ice cream cone |
| Posted by: Frank G 2025-01-08 10:05 |
| #1 US hails Lebanese army’s implementation of truce, even as Israel views it as inadequate |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2025-01-08 07:54 |