Mikati’s Office Denies Lebanon Was Informed of Israel's Plans for the South After Truce
The press office of Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati denied press reports claiming that Israel has informed Lebanon through intermediates that it will not withdraw from the south after the expiry of the 60-day truce.
“These reports are totally untrue; the firm position that Prime Minister Mikati relayed to all the concerned sides, particularly the US and France, which are sponsoring the ceasefire agreement, underlines the necessity of pressuring the Israeli enemy to withdraw from the Lebanese territories it infiltrated and to cease its violations and hostile acts,” a statement by Mikati’s office read.
“The Prime Minister reiterated this position in the intensive diplomatic and military contacts he held yesterday to (push for) the withdrawal of the enemy from Qantara, Adchit, Qsayr, and Wadi al-Hojair in the south,” the statement added.
“He also relayed this position to the representatives of Washington and Paris in the quint security committee overseeing the ceasefire, during the meeting at the Grand Serail last Tuesday,” it said.
