The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) is being developed as a strategic counterweight to Hezbollah, providing aid and training to bolster its defense against Israeli strategic blows.
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Updated Jul 20
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What happened
The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) is being developed as a strategic counterweight to Hezbollah, providing aid and training to bolster its defense against Israeli strategic blows.
Who's involved
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The entities involved
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Hezbollah
Iranian-backed Shia Islamist political party and armed organization in Lebanon
- Ongoing targeting of Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon, calls for increased pressure on Israeli military operations, and a push for an international conference on regional stability.
- Amid renewed fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, Marco Rubio and Joseph Aoun discussed the need for a ceasefire and the disarmament of Hezbollah in Lebanon.
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Lebanon
country in West Asia
Related events
- Cooperation between the Israeli Air Force and Hezbollah aided targeting methods against the group in southern Lebanon.
- Hezbollah is providing backing and operating in southern Lebanon.
- Israeli ground operations against Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon occurred in 2006.
- Hezbollah targeted Israeli military bases and convoys on May 26, claiming to defend Lebanese sovereignty.
- A new framework is being sought to link Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon to Lebanese disarmament, while addressing regional funding and Iranian influence.