Tag: Lebanese Armed Forces
Zeldin Reintroduces Bill to Cut Lebanese Military’s Ties to Hezbollah
The legislation proposes that the United States withhold 20 percent of its security assistance until the Lebanese Armed Forces take “effective actions to limit or expel Hezbollah-influenced military personnel.”
Knesset Approves Campaign Medals to South Lebanese Soldiers Who Collaborated with IDF
The bill gives the Defense Minister the authority to award the medal to South Lebanon Army soldiers who fought alongside IDF soldiers in the security zone in south Lebanon.
US Rejects Israeli Request to Condition Financial Assistance to Lebanese Armed Forces
U.S. assistant secretary of state for Near East Affairs David Schenker said “we have confidence in the Lebanese army, and we think they are important partners in the fight against Sunni jihadists.”
In Slap to Hezbollah, Trump Halts Aid to Lebanese Army, Ignoring Congress, State Dept.,...
Israel has asked the US and its NATO allies to condition aid to Lebanon on shutting down Hezbollah’s missile accuracy project in south Lebanon.
Hezbollah Captures American Citizen Who Crossed into Lebanon from Israel
Hezbollah’s Al Manar identified the man who crossed the Israeli border into Lebanon on Monday as U.S. citizen Colin Emery.
Lebanese Army Officer Detained on Suspicion of Spying for Israel
An undercover investigation that went on for several weeks revealed evidence of the officer's alleged misconduct.
Hezbollah Shows Off American APCs in Syrian Military Parade
US-made armored personnel carriers were on display as Hezbollah paraded in Syria. No one knows how they got there.
