Egypt’s intel chief visits Beirut, reportedly to talk Hezbollah disarmament

Egypt’s powerful intelligence chief Hassan Rashad was in Beirut today and met with President Joseph Aoun.

Lebanon’s presidency says in a tweet that the two discussed “the general situation in the region as a whole, and in [Lebanon’s] south in particular, in addition to the situation in Gaza.” It says Rashad “expressed his country’s readiness to assist in stabilizing the south and ending the turbulent security situation there. The reaffirmation of Egypt’s support for Lebanon was also renewed.”

According to Channel 12, the trip focused on Hezbollah disarmament.

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