The French Defense Minister called on Gulf countries with significant financial resources to develop measures to strengthen the Lebanese army. He noted that this plays a decisive role in ensuring the security of the border areas after the end of Israel’s war against Hezbollah terrorists.
This was reported by the AFP news agency.
Sebastien Lecornu, commenting on the ceasefire efforts, said the oil and gas-rich Gulf monarchies should consider providing “operational support” to Lebanon’s armed forces.
“I repeated to all colleagues that we need them to support the Lebanese armed forces. Both in the central role they play in terms of welfare and in the security aspect. We will have to think about greater operational support from the army,” said Lecornu . .
He made his comments in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, ahead of an upcoming meeting with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, who will conclude a three-nation tour. Lecornu stressed that to ensure the security of the border between Israel and Lebanon, as well as to strengthen Lebanon’s sovereignty, it is necessary to ensure that local armed forces are adequately armed.
Previously, Cursor wrote that the former head of the IDF Operations Directorate, retired Major General Israel Ziv, expressed concern about the situation of military operations in Lebanon, especially in the context of a possible agreement between Israel and Hezbollah.
He also noted that his main concern is the issue of ensuring control over the prevention of weapons north of the Litani.
