An envoy to the Middle East Trump administration pressured new Lebanese leaders on Friday to ensure that the Hezbollah is not part of the government, because it is a critical ceasefire and violence that for stability. Can damage the pressure.
The Middle East’s deputy envoy, Morgan and Tags, said at a news conference in Beirut after meeting with the new Lebanese president, Joseph Aun, that Hezbollah had “defeated” Israel.
He added that the Lebanese leadership is determined to ensure that a powerful Iranian -backed militia, Hezbollah, “is not part of this government in any form.”
Lebanese officials did not immediately comment on his account. Lebanese leaders will need to balance with Hezbollah, which has long been the country’s dominant political force but has been suffering from a 14 -month war with Israel.
Washington has increased its pressure on Lebanon’s new leadership to try to weaken the group’s political dirt in the country.
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After meeting with Mr Aun, his comments came out, whose Lebanese lawmakers’ elections ended the years of political grid lock last month.
Mr Ouan has appointed a new Prime Minister Naaf Salam, but the new leadership has not yet formed the government. Senior government positions in Lebanon have traditionally been divided into sectarian communities of the country under the traditional decades -old power sharing agreement.
Diplomatic pressure comes at a critical time for Lebanon.
Under the terms of the 60 -day ceasefire that ended the war between Israel and Hezbollah in November, Israeli troops should now be withdrawn from Lebanon.
According to Lebanese officials, they did not do so, and Israeli forces killed two dozen people, when thousands of people tried to return to their homes near the border at the end of the ceasefire last month. The Israeli army said That he fired “warning shots to eliminate the dangers”.
With the extension of the war deal on February 18, many people in Lebanon are now likely to have the possibility of permanent occupation of Israelis in the south of the country.
With the deadline of the new ceasefire, the Israeli army continued airstrikes overnight inside the Lebanese territory.
The military said it had targeted Hezbollah military places, and it has accused the group of violating the terms of the firefighting agreement. The two sides have repeatedly accused each other of violating the deal.
Lebanon’s official -ranked news agency reported attacks in southern and eastern Lebanon, which has been very severe since the end of the war in November. There are no immediate reports of casualties.
On Friday, the Lebanese-Syrian border continued, where clashes between Syrian forces and armed gunmen began in Lebanon a day ago. Syrian rebel officials say they are trying to control smuggling networks from across the border, according to Syria’s state -run news agency, Sana.
