Aoun says Lebanon cannot wage others' wars on its soil
President Joseph Aoun reiterated Tuesday the government's commitment to Hezbollah disarmament, saying that "Lebanon cannot wage the wars of others on its soil".
"There is no turning back on the government's decisions," Aoun said, adding that "war could have been avoided had Israel responded to calls for withdrawal from occupied territories and committed to the 2024 Agreement."
After a ceasefire reached in November 2024, Israel kept up its strikes on south and east Lebanon, and occupied five hills in the south, while Hezbollah ceased fire.
Lebanon was pulled into the Middle East war when Hezbollah began firing rockets into Israel on March 2 to avenge the killing of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, but also in response to 15 months of Israeli violations of the ceasefire deal.
Source: Naharnet
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