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January 7, 2025

For the Truce in Lebanon to Hold, Beirut Must Enforce It

So far, it hasn’t busted a single Hizballah arms depot.

The cease-fire agreement between Israel and Lebanon gives the IDF until January 26 to evacuate all its forces from the latter country. On Sunday, the Israeli defense minister, Israel Katz, declared that the complete withdrawal of troops might not be possible since Hizballah continues to violate the deal by holding onto positions south of the Litani River. The Lebanese military, for its part, is required to disarm the Iran-backed terrorist group, but so far, writes Hussain Abdul-Hussain it is “yet to show a single bullet it has confiscated from Hizballah.” He explains the problem:

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January 7, 2025

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    So far, it hasn’t busted a single Hizballah arms depot.

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