What happened in the 'Mechanism' meeting?
The U.S.-led ceasefire monitoring committee, known as the Mechanism, held its 13th periodic meeting Wednesday in Naqoura under the chairmanship of U.S. general Joseph Clearfield and in the absence of U.S. envoy Morgan Ortagus.
The meeting witnessed a Lebanese explanation of the continued Israeli violations, especially the breaches of the past few days and the Israeli evacuation warnings for a number of buildings in several southern towns that were followed by airstrikes, al-Binaa newspaper reported on Thursday.
The Lebanese Army’s representative presented a tally of the number of territorial and aerial violations and highlighted the continued Israeli occupation of five points and the introduction of additional points in several border areas, stressing the need to press Israel to withdraw and halt its attacks, the daily said.
The Lebanese representative also explained the Lebanese Army’s achievements in the South Litani area, noting that Israel has not implemented any of the terms of the 2024 ceasefire agreement.
The U.S. Embassy in Beirut is yet to issue a statement about the meeting.
Al-Binaa said the Lebanese Army representative refuted the Israeli claims about covering up for Hezbollah’s activities and overlooking tunnels and heavy arms depots. He also rejected the Israeli representative’s demand that the Lebanese Army raid homes suspected of containing Hezbollah weapons.
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