Hezbollah chief says terror group ready to help build Lebanese Army’s capabilities

Lebanese Army soldiers ride in a convoy in Mansouri, as they head to southern Lebanon, after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah went into effect on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
Lebanese Army soldiers ride in a convoy in Mansouri, as they head to southern Lebanon, after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah went into effect on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem says the heavily armed terror group was ready to cooperate with the Lebanese army to help build the country’s defensive capacities.

“We will work to… strengthen Lebanon’s defensive capacities,” Qassem says, adding that the “resistance will be ready to prevent the enemy from taking advantage of Lebanon’s weakness along with our partners… first and foremost the army.”

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