Lebanese general says no side has presented evidence of arms entering South Litani
The commander of the South Litani sector of the Lebanese Army, Brigadier General Nicolas Tabet, announced Friday that the army does not coordinate with any local party in carrying out its operations within the South Litani region.
During a tour for journalists in the South Litani sector, Tabet emphasized that coordination is exclusively with the Army Command and that there has been "zero objection" from residents to the army's operations in the area.
“No side has provided any evidence of any weapons entering the area south of the Litani River, and the army's plan does not include entering homes so far except in cases of flagrant offenses,” Tabet added.
Tabet also revealed that the army has completed 80% of its mission in South Litani without any domestic obstacles, adding that the army does not intend to ask for an extension of the year-end deadline specified for the disarmament of the sector.
As for the homes that were recently targeted in south Lebanon after evacuation orders, Tabet said most of the homes were civilian homes, noting that the army had communicated with the ceasefire committee in order to inspect the properties prior to Israel’s “insistence” on targeting those homes.
Tabet noted that the army has conducted 30,011 missions in the South Litani region to date and is currently deployed in 200 positions along the border.
The army also presented a summary of its field operations, explaining that it has dealt with 177 tunnels since the implementation of the "Homeland Shield" plan to restrict weapons possession, closed 11 crossings on the Litani River, and seized 566 rocket launchers.
The army also indicated during the tour that the Israeli army has violated the Green Line (the 1949 truce line) in the town of Rmeish by approximately 2,000 square meters.
Source: Naharnet
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