Karam says Hezbollah not helping army locate weapons and facilities
The Lebanese Army is dismantling Hezbollah’s military infrastructure in south Lebanon on its own, without help from Hezbollah, head of the Lebanese delegation to the ceasefire monitoring committee Simon Karam told al-Hadath channel.
Karam said Monday that Hezbollah has not given any information about its weapons and facilities to the Army and that the army is working alone in the south.
Lebanon's army said this month it had completed the first phase of its plan to disarm Hezbollah, covering the area south of the Litani river, around 30 kilometers from the Israeli border, and is ready to move to the next phase, north of the Litani.
A Lebanese army official told al-Hadath that the army's plan for the region north of the Litani is ready and that the implementation awaits a decision from the government.
Israel, which accuses Hezbollah of rearming, has criticized the army's progress as insufficient, while Hezbollah has rejected calls to surrender its weapons.
Karam urged the ceasefire committee to meet soon, adding that the priority to Lebanon in the negotiations is a safe return of the southerners who were displaced by war to their villages.
Despite the ceasefire reached in November 2024, Israel has kept up its strikes on south and east Lebanon and has been occupying five hills it deems "strategic" in south Lebanon.
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri accused Israel Monday of trying to "sabotage" the ceasefire monitoring committee despite its performance that he described as poor.
He and Karam insisted on the importance of the committee, although he said it has failed to fulfill its role.
Source: Naharnet
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