Lebanon’s army chief urged “full readiness” at the southern border to face the “threats of the Israeli enemy and its violations,” the army said in a tweet on Tuesday.
Army Commander General Joseph Aoun called on soldiers to be ever vigilant for the “good implementation” of the UN resolution 1701 to “preserve stability” at the border with Israel.
The Lebanese army is responsible for security on its side of the border under the resolution, which ended the 2006 war between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah.
Israel responds
A senior Israeli official dismissed as “nonsense” on Tuesday a warning by Lebanese army’s of possible aggression by Israel.
“It’s nonsense,” the official, who requested anonymity, told Reuters in response to Lebanon's army commander General Joseph Aoun urging "full readiness" at the southern border to face “threats of the Israeli enemy and its violations”.
Separately, the Israeli military said it had been holding a drill near Israel’s border with Syria since Sunday.
source: Alarabiya
GMT 21:44 2018 Tuesday ,23 January
Thousands of jobs to be created through humanitarian operationsGMT 21:39 2018 Tuesday ,23 January
UN Security Council refrains from condemning TurkeyGMT 21:35 2018 Tuesday ,23 January
Piles of washed up trash on Lebanese shore cause outrageGMT 21:30 2018 Tuesday ,23 January
Senior Qaeda leader calls for attacks on Jews, Americans over JerusalemGMT 21:24 2018 Tuesday ,23 January
Turkey presses assault on Kurdish militia in SyriaGMT 15:54 2018 Monday ,22 January
Moscow rejects schemes to topple Syrian regime, Yemeni FM slams HouthisGMT 15:51 2018 Monday ,22 January
Man suspected of plotting serial Gujarat, Delhi blasts arrested in IndiaGMT 15:49 2018 Monday ,22 January
Seven siblings perish in UAE house fireMaintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2023 ©
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2023 ©