Khaberni - President Joezeph Aoun denounced on Tuesday the recent Israeli raids on Lebanese areas, placing them in the context of thwarting the efforts made to contain the escalation, while the Israeli army stated that its attacks targeted facilities belonging to Hezbollah and the Palestinian Hamas movement.
On Monday, Israel launched a series of raids on several areas in eastern and southern Lebanon, after issuing warnings for residents to evacuate. It continued to launch raids at night without warning in the south. On Tuesday dawn, it targeted a three-story building in an industrial area near the coastal city of Saida, about forty kilometers from the capital Beirut.
Aoun stated in a statement that "Israel's continuation of its attacks aims to thwart all the efforts being made locally, regionally, and internationally to stop the ongoing Israeli escalation."
Aoun believed that it happens "despite the responsiveness shown by Lebanon," particularly pointing to "the government's control" in the area south of the Litani River, which extends about 30 kilometers from the border with Israel, and the deployment of the Lebanese army there, in compliance with the ceasefire terms which stipulate the disarmament of Hezbollah starting from this area.
The recent attacks came before a meeting to be held on Wednesday by the committee monitoring the enforcement of the ceasefire, which includes representatives from the United States, France, and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), in addition to Lebanon and Israel.
On Thursday, the Lebanese Cabinet will hold a session to hear from army commander Rudolph Heikal about the progress made by the army in implementing a plan approved by the government to disarm Hezbollah, amid American pressure and fears of Israel expanding the scope of its operations, after more than a year of devastating war with Hezbollah.
According to the plan, the army is expected to complete the disarmament process of the party in the area south of the Litani River by the end of 2025, before continuing its mission progressively in other areas.
