Israeli Official Accuses Lebanese Army Commander of Cooperating with Hezbollah
Translated & summarized from Kan News by baba
The story in 3 lines · by baba
- Israel is accusing Lebanese Army commander Gen. Rodolphe Haykal of cooperating with Hezbollah, according to a report Thursday on Kan News.
- A senior Israeli official said the issue was conveyed to the United States, which is mediating direct talks between Israel and Lebanon, and warned that information could reach Hezbollah.
- Another meeting between IDF and Lebanese Army representatives is expected in Washington in about three weeks.
Israel is accusing the commander of the Lebanese Army, Gen. Rodolphe Haykal, of cooperating with Hezbollah, Kan News reported for the first time on Thursday evening.
Against the backdrop of direct talks between Israel and Lebanon, a senior Israeli official told Kan News, "General Haykal is cooperating with Hezbollah fully and is preventing the Lebanese Army from implementing government decisions."
The official said the message about Haykal was conveyed in recent days to the United States, which is mediating the contacts. According to the source, there is concern that information Israel passes to the Lebanese Army through the Americans will reach Hezbollah directly.
In about three weeks, another meeting is expected to take place in Washington between IDF representatives and Lebanese Army representatives, at which Israel will demand that the Lebanese Army act against Hezbollah in villages outside the Israeli security zone, as part of a "test of seriousness" before the gradual withdrawal of IDF forces from Lebanon.
