Lebanon 0
2 February 2022

Defence Minister Benny Gantz remarked that “Lebanon has unfortunately become an island of instability, and the citizens of Lebanon are not our enemies. Therefore, I offered four times this year to assist Lebanon, including last week in an application sent to the UNIFIL commander”. He further indicated that the offer had been made “in a targeted manner” to the Lebanese Armed Forces, which he argued was threatened by “the strengthening of Hizbollah with the direct support of Iran”.

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