Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said today he was ready to increase the number of Lebanese army members in the south of the country in the event of a ceasefire with Israel, stressing that the Israeli army has been launching short-term incursions into this border region, a stronghold of Hezbollah. In an interview with Agence France-Presse, Mikati spoke of “serious efforts” by the international community to enforce a ceasefire, following the open Israel-Hezbollah war that began with the Israeli invasion of Lebanon more than three weeks ago. US “pressure” In another interview with Al Jazeera, the prime minister stated that he “received some kind of guarantees” from the US government that Israel would de-escalate Israeli strikes on Beirut and the city’s suburbs. Jewish media have reported in recent days that US pressure has led Israel to scale back strikes on Hezbollah targets in the Lebanese capital. The […]
Source: News Beast
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