Lebanese President Joseph Aoun urges a United Nations Security Council delegation to pressure Israel to respect a year-old ceasefire and to support his army’s efforts to disarm Hezbollah.
A ceasefire in November 2024 ended a war between Israel and the Hezbollah terror group, which began when the Iran-backed force attacked the Jewish state with missiles and drones on October 8, 2023, and escalated into two months of combat the next year, including an Israeli ground invasion.
The truce called for both Hezbollah and Israel to withdraw from southern Lebanon, but the area has seen near-daily Israeli airstrikes against Hezbollah operatives there. The Israeli military has also remained deployed at five strategic points.
Speaking to the UN delegation, Aoun stresses the “need to pressure the Israeli side to implement the ceasefire and withdraw, and expressed his hope for pressure from the delegation,” according to a statement from the presidency.
He also notes “Lebanon’s commitment to implementing international resolutions” and asks the envoys to support the Lebanese army’s efforts to disarm non-government groups.
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