Aoun says Lebanon cannot wage others' wars on its soil
President Joseph Aoun reiterated Tuesday the government's commitment to Hezbollah disarmament, saying that "Lebanon cannot wage the wars of others on its soil".
"There is no turning back on the government's decisions," Aoun said, adding that "war could have been avoided had Israel responded to calls for withdrawal from occupied territories and committed to the 2024 Agreement."
After a ceasefire reached in November 2024, Israel kept up its strikes on south and east Lebanon, and occupied five hills in the south, while Hezbollah ceased fire.
Lebanon was pulled into the Middle East war when Hezbollah began firing rockets into Israel on March 2 to avenge the killing of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, but also in response to 15 months of Israeli violations of the ceasefire deal.
24 March 2026, 17:23
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why not abou zouz, others have been waging their wars on and from our soil since 1968.
24 March 2026, 19:16
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Do you really want us to respect you president general Noun? This is what we would like to see you do absorb Lebanese well-regulated Hezbollah militia into the ranks of Lebanese Army with the help of UN Charters and afterwards you make a deal with President Donald Trump in a request of removal hostile forces from Lebanese southern territories securing and protecting the borders.
