Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, a Hezbollah ally, on Thursday, rejected Israel’s decision to maintain an IDF presence in five locations in south Lebanon after next week’s deadline set by the ceasefire agreement.
Berry said the United States, the key mediator of the ceasefire, “informed me that the Israeli occupation will withdraw from villages it still occupies on February 18, but it will remain in five points.” He added: “I informed them in my name and on behalf of President General Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Judge Nawaf Salam of our absolute rejection of this proposal.”
However, a Trump administration official told Al Arabiya on Thursday that the presence of Israeli troops at five locations in Lebanon would depend on the deployment of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) along the southern border.
“Israeli presence in the five points directly bears on whether the Government of Lebanon ultimately does what it has promised to do, and unlike the Biden administration we will not be grading on a curve,” said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
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Berry said the United States, the key mediator of the ceasefire, “informed me that the Israeli occupation will withdraw from villages it still occupies on February 18, but it will remain in five points.” He added: “I informed them in my name and on behalf of President General Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Judge Nawaf Salam of our absolute rejection of this proposal.”
However, a Trump administration official told Al Arabiya on Thursday that the presence of Israeli troops at five locations in Lebanon would depend on the deployment of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) along the southern border.
“Israeli presence in the five points directly bears on whether the Government of Lebanon ultimately does what it has promised to do, and unlike the Biden administration we will not be grading on a curve,” said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
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US Supports IDF’s Continued Presence in South Lebanon as Long as Hezbollah Remains
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, a Hezbollah ally, on Thursday, rejected Israel's decision to maintain an IDF presence in five locations in south Lebanon after next week’s deadline set by th
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