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US will support Lebanese army, US official says

27 November 2024 22:06 GMT

The US is prepared to lend assistance to the Lebanese army to ensure it can perform its role within the scope of the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, a US official told the Lebanese broadcaster Al-Jadeed.

The Lebanese army is expected to move into the country's south over the next 60 days while Hezbollah fighters move back toward the Litani River. Only then will Israeli soldiers leave Lebanon. 

The official, US envoy Amos Hochstein, said the international community will also have an obligation to support the Lebanese army.

Within Lebanon, Hezbollah has long been the far larger and better-equipped fighting force. The US and its allies want to reverse that.