Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati chaired a meeting on Tuesday with Army Commander-in-Chief General Joseph Aoun and the ceasefire monitoring committee, where he pledged for an end to Israeli violations of ceasefire.
As a reminder, the committee included US General Jasper Jeffers, French General Guillaume Buchanan, Commander of the Army's South Litani Sector Brigadier General Edgar Lowndes, and UNIFIL Commander General Araldo Lazaro.
During the meeting, Mikati demanded an end to Israeli violations and called for an immediate withdrawal from border areas. “Lebanon is committed to the terms of the understanding, while Israel continues its violations, and this is unacceptable,” he said.
He also emphasized “the need to promote stability to enable displaced southerners to return to their villages,” citing observations from his recent tour of the South.
Mikati urged the committee “to pressure Israel to uphold the understanding,” particularly the “withdrawal from occupied areas and the cessation of violations.”
As such, the committee plans to continue discussions with the Lebanese Army and hold its next regular meeting at the beginning of the new year.
The Israeli Army Confirms Weapons Confiscation in Southern Lebanon
Israeli Army spokesman Avichay Adraee announced the confiscation of over 84,000 weapons from Hezbollah hideouts in southern Lebanon, many concealed in civilian areas.
He stated via "X" that the operation targeted 20 villages used as Hezbollah strongholds. Seized weapons included advanced missiles and launchers. Adraee emphasized Israel’s determination to prevent Hezbollah from rearming and threatening its security.
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