In his second stay on national soil, the French minister emphasized the implementation of Resolution 1701, the repositioning of the Lebanese Resistance (Hizbullah) and the increase of the Army in the southern zone.
According to the Lebanese politician and Major General, Jamil Al-Sayyed, Séjourné concentrated his efforts on a French proposal for the post-Gaza period, far from showing concern about the period of power vacuum in the presidency of the Lebanese Republic.
In the assessment of the former director of General Security (1998-2005), Lebanon is waiting for the delivery of the Paris initiative, which is being studied by Israel and it is still unknown whether Tel Aviv forces will abandon the internationally designated border points.
At the same time, there is skepticism about Israel’s ability to adhere to the maritime agreement reached in 2022 after reports circulated about a conspiracy with the company Total Energy to stop exploration in Lebanese waters.
Regarding the demand to deploy the Lebanese Army in the Litani River, the member of Parliament for the third district of the Bekaa insisted that beyond the number of soldiers, the problem lies in the type of weapons, ammunition and land, sea and vehicles. air that the United States and the West will provide to “constitute a deterrent to Israel and not a protector of its borders.”
At this point, the military clarified that the nation’s Armed Forces have received various Western ammunition and weapons to date, but no country agreed to deliver effective weapons to confront the Israeli threat.
On this issue, Al-Sayyed questioned the absence of a political authority, capable of giving orders to the Army to restore the occupied borders and deter Israeli attacks.
In his comment published in borders and confront the enemy.
Once these requirements are met, then the people of the south and their resistance will be extremely grateful and receptive, the Major General pointed out.
On repeated occasions, Lebanon denounced more than 30,000 Israeli violations of national sovereignty by land, sea and air, since the issuance of Resolution 1701, adopted by the UN Security Council in August 2006.
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