JAKARTA - Lebanese President Joseph Aoun discussed the future responsibilities of the Lebanese Army with Army Chief of Staff Rodolphe Haykal after the achievement of a US-mediated framework agreement between Lebanon and Israel to end the war.
In his statement, the Lebanese Presidential Office said Aoun received Haykal and received an explanation of the results of the army chief's visit to Turkey and Britain, which focused on military cooperation.
The two also reviewed the security situation in Lebanon and discussed the tasks of the army after the results of the Lebanon-United States-Israel negotiations and the framework agreement to end the war in Lebanon.
On Friday last week, Lebanon and Israel signed a US-mediated framework agreement that governs the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from all occupied Lebanese territories, starting with two "pilot areas" whose locations were not publicly disclosed.
The agreement does not set a timetable for the withdrawal of Israeli troops, but rather links it to the assumption of full responsibility for security by the Lebanese Army in the vacated areas as well as the disarmament of armed groups, especially Hezbollah.
Lebanese officials called the agreement a "first step" towards the full restoration of the country's sovereignty. However, Hezbollah rejected it as an "embarrassing" and "invalid and invalid" agreement, and considered that the involvement of the withdrawal of Israeli forces with disarmament had violated the "red line".
Aoun praised the leadership, officers, and all personnel of the army for their role in expanding the authority of the state, maintaining security and stability, securing Lebanon's borders, and maintaining peace within the country.
He also said that "the campaign of doubt and defamation" targeting the military institution and its leaders would not affect the national performance of the army, which remained committed to carrying out the decisions of the political authorities, nor would it undermine the confidence of the Lebanese government and people in the military.
Since March 2, Israeli military aggression in Lebanon has killed 4,257 people and injured 12,196 others, and forced more than a million people to flee, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health.
Israel still occupies a number of areas in southern Lebanon, both those that have been occupied for decades and those seized during the 2023-2024 war. Israel also expanded its ground operations to more than 10 kilometers into Lebanese territory.
In addition, Israel also occupies Palestinian territories and parts of Syria, and continues to refuse to withdraw its forces from these territories or to support the establishment of an independent Palestinian state in accordance with United Nations (UN) resolutions.
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