Qahwaji Visits South, Says Army to 'Confront Any Israeli Attack'
Army Commander General Jean Qahwaji on Thursday inspected military units in the southern regions of Tyre and Marjeyoun and vowed that the army will confront “any Israeli attack.”
Lauding “the efforts that are being exerted to protect the southern border and preserve its stability in coordination with the U.N. forces,” Qahwaji noted that “the army's main mission of defending the South against the Israeli enemy complements its other tasks in confronting terror on the eastern border and preserving security inside the country.”
“The army will utilize all its assets to confront any Israeli attack against Lebanon,” Qahwaji added, reminding troops of the Lebanese army's victory over the Israeli forces in the 1948 Malkiyeh Battle.
The army chief also reiterated commitment to U.N. Security Council Resolution 1701, which ended the 2006 war between Israel and Hizbullah.
The month-long 2006 war killed more than 1,200 people in Lebanon, mostly civilians, and 160 Israelis, most of them soldiers.
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