Lebanon has not agreed to shortlist of countries that could verify Hezbollah's disarmament, official says
BEIRUT, Aug 13 (Reuters) - A Lebanese official denied on Thursday a Reuters report that Beirut had agreed with Israel to a shortlist of countries that could send troops to Lebanon to verify the disarmament of Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, and said it was following up on the issue with Washington. A June 26 deal brokered by the U.S. linked the progressive withdrawal of Israeli troops from…
A Lebanese official has denied that Beirut has agreed with Israel on a shortlist of countries to verify the disarmament of Hezbollah. According to a report, Israel and Lebanon were said to have agreed on the UK, Italy, Switzerland, and Indonesia as potential countries to contribute troops to verify Hezbollah's disarmament, but this was denied by senior US and Israeli officials, as well as the Lebanese official.
The June 26 deal brokered by the US linked the withdrawal of Israeli troops from southern Lebanon to the verified disarmament of all non-state armed groups by the Lebanese government. However, Hezbollah has rejected disarming. The issue is being followed up with Washington, the Lebanese official said.
There is no agreement on the composition of the body that will oversee and verify the Lebanese military's work, and negotiations on the matter are continuing, according to an Israeli source. A US official also confirmed that discussions on the matter are still ongoing, and there is still no agreement between Lebanon and Israel regarding the countries that could deploy troops in Lebanon to assist in the process of disarming Hezbollah.
Brief written by urgent.news from Al-Monitor, Jerusalem Post, Arutz Sheva - Israel National News — 3 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
