LF urges deadline for Hezbollah arms handover, Aoun reportedly dismisses appeal
The ministers of the Lebanese Forces on Thursday reiterated their call for setting a timeframe for the handover of Hezbollah’s weapons, Industry Minister Joe Issa al-Khoury said.
Speaking after a Cabinet session, Khoury said all Lebanese and non-Lebanese weapons should be handed over within six months, adding that the process can start from the Palestinian refugee camps.
Labor Minister Mohammad Haidar of Hezbollah meanwhile said that the LF ministers’ appeal was dismissed by President Joseph Aoun.
“The army is performing its duties south and north of the Litani River and it has been handed over a number of Palestinian posts,” Haidar added.
“The army chief said (during the session) that more than 3,000 operations have been exclusively conducted by the army to deploy and seize arms and that 2,500 operations were carried out in cooperation with UNIFIL,” Haidar said.
Source: Naharnet
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