According to reports by local channel MTV on Thursday, Lebanon’s government is expected to receive a detailed report from the army in the coming days on its activities south of the Litani. The document comes a month after the cabinet approved a military plan to secure the state’s exclusive control over weapons. It will be closely watched, though the Council of Ministers has yet to set a date for its next meeting, where the report is expected to be presented—a test of Lebanon’s fragile political balance.
The report is expected to highlight progress on disarmament south of the Litani, where the army has been operating without obstacles, except at five border points still occupied by Israel. According to MTV, the government intends to use the findings to renew calls for a full Israeli withdrawal, deemed essential before extending the disarmament plan north of the Litani.
MTV added that reinforcements continue to be sent south, with new units to be deployed in the coming weeks. With British support, the army is installing watchtowers across the region to better monitor Israeli violations, arms transfers, and other suspicious military activity.
A military source told MTV that “no illegal weapons transfers have been detected in the sector,” dismissing rumors of Hezbollah strengthening its arsenal in areas firmly under army control.
The situation remains sensitive: Israel will not withdraw unless Hezbollah disarms, a step the group rejects.
On September 5, the Lebanese army command unveiled a plan to disarm all militias across the country, including Hezbollah, to ensure the state’s monopoly on weapons. Welcomed by the cabinet and much of the public, the plan has no set timetable. It is structured in five phases: securing areas south of the Litani, expanding operations to the Litani–Awali area, then to Beirut and its suburbs, the Bekaa Valley, and finally nationwide.
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