The ceasefire is generally holding, despite mutual accusations of repeated violations. A mechanism bringing together France, the United States, Lebanon, Israel and the UN peace force in Lebanon, UNIFIL, was set up to monitor its application and violations. “This Franco-American mechanism has recorded almost 300 referrals, which clearly shows that it is in the process of completely finding its role,” Mr. Lecornu told AFPTV, traveling to a UNIFIL base in Deir Kifa, in southern Lebanon.
“We are halfway through this ceasefire, with the first results having been recorded, particularly in the capacity to deconflict and secure,” he added. The ceasefire agreement provides for the withdrawal within 60 days of the Israeli army from southern Lebanon, where it entered at the end of September, and the withdrawal of Hezbollah to the north of the Litani River, approximately 30 kilometers away. of the Lebanese-Israeli border.
A “step point”
Visiting Lebanon with the head of French diplomacy Jean-Noël Barrot, the Minister of the Armed Forces met on Monday Joseph Aoun, the commander-in-chief of the Lebanese army. At the end of the deadline set by the agreement, “the Lebanese armed forces must have regained a foothold where Hezbollah was […] and instead of where the Israeli armed forces are,” recalled Sébastien Lecornu.
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