US EditionLebanese President Orders Army to Confront Israeli Incursions After Border Raid
- On Thursday, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun directed Brigadier General Rodolphe Haykal and the Lebanese Army to confront any Israeli incursions after troops crossed into Blida overnight targeting Hezbollah infrastructure.
- Amid persistent exchanges nearly a year after the ceasefire, Israel Defense Forces said they operated in Blida to dismantle Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure and identified a suspect inside.
- Around 1:30 a.m. Israeli troops entered Blida town hall, Israel's military said soldiers opened fire after identifying an `immediate threat` and later withdrew.
- Aoun condemned the raid as part of Israeli aggression and urged the monitoring committee to press Israel to abide by the November 27, 2024 ceasefire.
- Under US pressure, Lebanon has moved to disarm Hezbollah, and the UN human rights office says 111 civilians have been killed since the ceasefire, with October strikes killing more than 20.
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Shafaq News - Beirut: Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem praised President Joseph Aoun's stance on Friday, specifically his call for the army to confront Israeli attacks, while also pointing out that America is the root cause of the aggression against Lebanon. Aoun stated in a speech carried by Lebanese media that "the President's order to the army to confront the Israeli incursion is a positive step." He added that "America claims to be wo…
Lebanese President Orders Army to Confront Israeli Incursions After Deadly Raid - News From Antiwar.com
For a country that’s the target of on-again, off-again Israeli invasions, the Lebanese military has historically had little to no involvement in actually fighting them. That may be about to change, however, following a deadly Israeli raid on the Lebanese border town of Blida overnight. Israeli ground troops crossed the…
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