Will Israel disrupt municipal vote in south Lebanon?
Conflicting reports have emerged on whether the Lebanese state has obtained U.S. guarantees that Israel would not threaten the safety of the municipal and mayoral polls that will be held Saturday in south Lebanon.
LBCI television reported Thursday evening that “Lebanon has received guarantees from Washington that Israel will not carry out any military action that disrupts the municipal and mayoral elections in the South.”
Information obtained by al-Binaa newspaper however clarified that “the U.S. guarantees received by the Lebanese state are limited to Israel not obstructing the electoral process, which means refraining from targeting civilians and polling stations, but they do not include refraining from staging assassinations against Hezbollah members and officials or striking targets that Israel claim to be Hezbollah posts and rocket launchpads on mountains and in valleys.”
Source: Naharnet
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