The Lebanese Armed Forces said that it is preparing to deploy its forces to southern Lebanon, Reuters reported on Wednesday.
The Lebanese army will increase deployment of soldiers in southern Lebanon to 10,000 troops, Lebanon’s Defense Minister Maurice Sleem told Qatari state media Al Jazeera on Wednesday morning.
Sleem also told Al Jazeera that “there will be only the Lebanese army and UNIFIL forces on Lebanese territory.”
He also said that the Lebanese government was committed to international resolutions and Lebanon’s sovereignty.
Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati was informed by the Lebanese military of the plan to enhance the Lebanese Armed Forces’ deployments to southern Lebanon, Al Jazeera stated.
Earlier, the Lebanese Armed Forces said that it is preparing to deploy its forces to southern Lebanon, Reuters reported on Wednesday.
The army also asked in a statement that residents of border villages delay returning home until the Israeli military withdraws.
