Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Tuesday discussed the future\nresponsibilities of the Lebanese Army with Army Commander Rodolphe\nHaykal, following a US-mediated framework agreement between Lebanon and\nIsrael to end the war.<\/p>\n
In a statement, the Lebanese Presidency said Aoun received Haykal and\nwas briefed on the results of the army commander\u2019s visit to Turkey and\nthe United Kingdom, which focused on military cooperation. The two also\nreviewed the security situation in Lebanon and discussed the army\u2019s\nduties after the outcome of the Lebanon-US-Israel negotiations and the\nframework agreement to end the war in Lebanon.<\/p>\n
On Friday, Lebanon and Israel signed the US-mediated framework\nagreement, which stipulates a phased withdrawal of Israeli forces from\nall occupied Lebanese territories, beginning with two undisclosed \u2018pilot\nareas\u2019. The agreement does not set a timetable for the Israeli\nwithdrawal but links it to the Lebanese Army assuming full security\nresponsibility and disarming armed groups, particularly Hezbollah.<\/p>\n
Hezbollah has rejected the agreement, calling it \u2018shameful\u2019 and\ndeclaring it \u2018illegitimate and invalid\u2019, arguing that linking the\nIsraeli withdrawal to its own disarmament crosses a \u2018red line\u2019.<\/p>\n
President Aoun praised the army\u2019s leadership, officers, and personnel\nfor their role in expanding state authority, maintaining security and\nstability, and securing the Lebanese border. He stated that \u2018campaigns\nof doubt and defamation\u2019 targeting the military institution and its\nleaders would not affect the army\u2019s national performance, which remains\ncommitted to implementing the decisions of the political authority, nor\nwould they undermine the government\u2019s and the Lebanese people\u2019s\nconfidence in the military.<\/p>\n
Since 2 March, Israeli military aggression in Lebanon has killed\n4,257 people and wounded 12,196 others, forcing more than one million to\nflee, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. Israel continues to\noccupy several areas in southern Lebanon, some held for decades and\nothers seized during the 2023-2024 war, and has expanded ground\noperations more than 10 kilometres into Lebanese territory. Israel also\noccupies Palestinian territories and parts of Syria, and continues to\nreject withdrawing from these areas or supporting the establishment of\nan independent Palestinian state in accordance with United Nations\nresolutions.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/lebanon-discusses-military-role-after-framework-agreement-with-israel-1782813390", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }