News sources suggests Lebanon will “enforce U.N. Security Council Resolution 1701, which calls for the deployment of the Lebanese army in the area south of the river. The Litani River lies approximately 20 miles from Lebanon's southern border with Israel, a region that has long been a Hezbollah stronghold.”
Is their intention to support Israel or Hezbollah? Or do they intend to confine the fighting to protect their own people?
Lebanon’s Army – Response to Israeli Special Forces in Lebanon
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Unfortunately, the Lebanese army is too weak to contain Hezbollah, and I can assume, if it is tested now there’s a high chance of Lebanese civil war. Hopefully, Israel continue to reduce Hezbollah’s abilities and break its hold on Lebanon, to a degree the Lebanese army can successfully claim its country back.
All talk. For decades they did not care enforcing it while Hezbollah broke it.
For a whole year they did not care enforcing it while Hezbollah indiscriminately bombed Israeli civilians with thousands of rockets and missiles and drones.
And now when Israel has finally taken (Some) of the gloves off, they are saying they are *willing* to enforce it.
Either they do it, or Israel will do it for them. Talk is cheap.
Also, as a part of that resolution Hezbollah must disarm, not just retreat. If they won’t do that, Israel might see the cease fire as Hezbollah just getting help and time to recover after Israel hit them so hard. Is Hezbollah willing to disarm? Only today Nasrallah’s aid has given a ([Very bad and sweaty](https://www.timesofisrael.com/hezbollah-deputy-leader-vows-terror-group-prepared-to-face-potential-idf-ground-op/)) speech about them wanting to fight.
That deal was there for 18 years to enforce and Israel warned Lebanon for 11 months. Lebanon started this war with Israel, there is no going back to what failed previously
As a lebanese our army has been intentionally weak by the syrian regime during their occupation, low budget because of lebanons smaller economy, an arms embargo from israel that prevents us to purchase newer and stronger weapons and a fear that attacking hezbollah will lead to civil war. There has been instances that were close to a civil war against hezbollah like in 2008 when they invaded beirut.
Problem with israeli invasion is that in the minds of lebanese their is a fear that they come in and will never return back to israel. It never feels certain for how long israel likes to stay once they have invaded and the news that sometimes pops up of extreme jewish ideologies that are claiming they want to put settlements in southern lebanon this past year doesnt help. A repeat of the palestinian nakba but for lebanese causes fear. Israel must be clear that they will leave once their job is finished if they are going to invade. Otherwise popular support for ANY resistance against israeli invasion will be more popular once again.
The Lebanese army going south to take orders from the IDF seems like treason. Going south to fight the IDF seems like suicide. So I doubt they’re going anywhere.
This is a very precarious situation for both Israel and Lebanon. I hope there won’t be any misstep. I hope Israel and Lebanon will tread lightly from now on. I do want to see how this play out since the easy part is out of the way already. Killing is easy the hard part is how to bring lasting peace.