Lebanon says army ready to deploy 5,000 troops in south as truce deal 'close'
Lebanon’s caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib said Tuesday he hoped a ceasefire to end fighting between Israel and Hezbollah would be agreed later on Tuesday.
He said the Lebanese army would be ready to have at least 5,000 troops deployed in southern Lebanon as Israeli troops withdraw, and that the United States could play a role in rebuilding infrastructure destroyed by Israeli strikes.
The United States said Monday it believes a ceasefire deal between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah is "close" but negotiations are still ongoing.
"We believe we’ve reached this point where we’re close," National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters, adding, however, that "we’re not there yet."
26 November 2024, 14:52
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Never has been a worse foreign minister in human civilization. The deal insures Lebanese army protect Israel's borders. Who will protect Lebanon from Hizbollah's arms after Hizbollah been proven to be nothing but an Iranian brigade to benefit Iran Tyrants? After Hizbollah over 25 years systematically destroyed state institutions, turned South into Iranian rocket base like Houthis, protected corrupt political mafia placing dummies as presidents & foreign ministers, indoctrinated and terrorized the Shia community, bankrupted a country and its banking & health systems while creating parallel services funded by captagon, drug trade & money laundering. Hizb assassinated Lebanon best from Hariri to Tueni, Shateh & Slim. Bou Habib and his patrons Bassil & Aoun are guilty of Grand Treason for allowing under their mandate HizbIran to occupy Lebanon and its institutions ushering an age of misery. They sold Lebanon for 30 pieces of silver. Cedar Revolution II is coming!
