The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) are the combined military forces of Lebanon. Known for operating under severe resource constraints while balancing state authority against Hezbollah's parallel armed presence in a fragile sectarian political environment. Recently, the LAF has been central to U.S.-brokered negotiations over southern Lebanon deployment zones and phased Hezbollah disarmament amid ongoing Israeli military pressure. Last updated 3 hours ago
During a visit to the Beaufort area, the IDF Chief of Staff said: "Hezbollah is now hoping that the Iranian patron will save them, and the Lebanese army is required to clear the area."
Lebanon - Israel Security Annex to the Trilateral Framework:
Pilot Zones: The parties will immediately designate and launch an initial pilot zone in the South Litani Sector using a four-step model. 1) Clearance: legal measures against all ...
Lebanon - Israel Security Annex to the Trilateral Framework:
Pilot Zones: The parties will immediately designate and launch an initial pilot zone in the South Litani Sector using a four-step model. 1) Clearance: legal measures against all non-state armed personnel engaging in unauthorized activity, with associated infrastructure including weapons, weapons caches, tunnels, and command centers destroyed or rendered inoperable. 2) Verification of clearance of all non-state armed groups and their military infrastructure by a mutually agreed third-party entity. 3) Presence of highly-qualified Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) that assume and maintain sole operational control to prevent any resurgence. 4) The Lebanese state leads reconstruction, supported by international assistance and coordinated through the political track.
Implementation: The LAF will lead implementation, with success measured by verifiable disarmament and dismantlement. Israel and Lebanon will establish the Military Coordination Group for Lebanon (MCG4L), operating 24/7 to manage deconfliction, verification, and implementation. It will report to the political authorities of both states via indirect military-to-military channels. Verification runs simultaneously with clearing operations.
Security Commitments: The LAF commits to disarm Hezbollah and all other non-state armed groups so they have no military role or capability within Lebanon.
Sequenced Redeployment: Pending successful and verifiable disarmament, Israel commits to a phased, conditions-based, progressive reduction and eventual redeployment of its forces from Lebanese territory, planned through the MCG4L to coincide with LAF deployment.
Desired Outcome: Restore full Lebanese state authority throughout Lebanon and ensure Israel's long-term security.
Oversight: The parties, with U.S. facilitation, will conduct periodic reviews and may amend the Annex by mutual agreement. Disputes over interpretation or execution will be resolved through trilateral discussions.
The Lebanese Army will deploy in the coming hours to the villages of Zoutar al-Gharbiyeh and Frun, overseen directly by CENTCOM commander Admiral Brad Cooper, expected to arrive in Lebanon from Israel.
Netanyahu presented a map outlining the zones in southern Lebanon where the Lebanese Armed Forces will begin deploying to carry out Hezbollah's demilitarization.
Rubio: “We hope that the Lebanese armed forces and the legitimate, sovereign Lebanese government will continue to be able to control and secure more of their own territory - because that's who needs to control Lebanese territory, not a terrorist group like Hezbollah.”
First day of Israel-Lebanon talks in Washington ended without progress, with one source describing parts of the day as "ugly." IDF and Lebanese Army presented clashing positions on the scope and starting points of an Israeli withdrawal. U.S. mediators are expected to restart discussions today after what sources called an unproductive session.
Israeli officials acknowledged disagreements but described the atmosphere as "pleasant."
Israel-Lebanon military talks in Washington stalled after the Lebanese Army delegation rejected proposed "pilot zones" for Israeli withdrawal. Yesterday's political-track discussions had been described as "positive."
Following the ceasefire, the next phase is the complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanese territory, according to a clear timetable.
Israel has no option but to withdraw from Lebanese territory. No...
Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem:
Following the ceasefire, the next phase is the complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanese territory, according to a clear timetable.
Israel has no option but to withdraw from Lebanese territory. Not a single inch of land can remain occupied under any pretext, alongside the cessation of aggression by land, sea, and air, and the deployment of the Lebanese Army.
We are cooperating with the Lebanese Army to the fullest extent. Israel has no role in what we agree upon internally, and it must be prevented from interfering.
Report: Israeli officials are weighing letting the Lebanese Army take control of a Hezbollah tunnel site in Tebnit as a test of Beirut’s willingness to confront Hezbollah. - JPost
Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem claims enemies attempted to destroy the resistance by weaponizing displacement, blocking arms shipments by land, sea, and air, and imposing a financial siege.
He accused adversaries of pressu...
Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem claims enemies attempted to destroy the resistance by weaponizing displacement, blocking arms shipments by land, sea, and air, and imposing a financial siege.
He accused adversaries of pressuring Syria to seal its eastern borders while coordinating with Israel "in the role of hammer and anvil." Qassem said efforts to provoke the Lebanese army into internal conflict failed due to commander vigilance, and that halting reconstruction was designed to turn displaced civilians against Hezbollah.
Israel-Lebanon talks resume June 22 in Washington, Al-Jadeed News reports. Focus is on military issues: pilot zone and withdrawal area mechanisms, scaling back Israeli airstrikes while preserving freedom of flight, Lebanese Army support, and international monitoring.
IDF exposes a major Iranian-financed Hezbollah tunnel network in the Shaqif mountains, built inside a civilian zone under six kilometers from Metulla. Designed for hundreds of fighters with long-term quarters, anti-armor platforms, air defense infrastructure, and surgical facilities.
Drones and missiles were launched from the site toward Israel.
The Lebanese Army was asked to address it under the ceasefire understandings. Hezbollah blocked them.
Gen. Rudolph Heichel, Lebanon's army commander, met Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri at his Ain al-Tineh residence in Beirut, Lebanese media report. Both are essential to any ceasefire progress, Berri for his political weight and Hezbollah links, Heichel because no agreement moves forward without the Lebanese Army.
Lebanese Armed Forces say troops have begun deploying in the southern town of Dibbine after Israeli forces withdrew from the area. Citizens have been told to stay away until the deployment is complete. LAF says it is working to reopen roads previously blocked by the IDF.
Footage from southern Lebanon shows the Lebanese army clearing the road between Marjayoun and Abel al-Saqi, near Dabin. IDF forces have reportedly been withdrawing from the area.
