Anticipating the date of the eighth round of «Rome negotiations».. Preparations underway for the Paris conference to support the army

Beirut – Mansour Shaaban: Lebanese Army Commander General Rodolphe Haiduk held talks with the new French ambassador to Beirut, Patrick Dorielle, regarding preparations for the upcoming support conference for the Lebanese Army in Paris. Dorielle stressed the “importance of supporting the army in light of the current situation” and expressed his appreciation for the military institution’s role in maintaining Lebanon’s stability and security.

This development coincided with growing talk about the imminent scheduling of the eighth round of negotiations between Lebanon and Israel, under US sponsorship, in Rome. According to MP Marwan Hamadeh, “the date for resuming the negotiation track will be determined within the next two days,” affirming that there are no concerns about the talks taking place, despite the controversy raised over the issue of the Ali al-Tahir heights. He anticipated that “Lebanon will request the adoption of the hills as a new experimental zone,” noting that President of the Republic General Joseph Aoun had relied on the handover of this height to the army as a means to achieve a ceasefire.

On the level of field developments in southern Lebanon, which are intensifying daily, the facts have not yet been resolved following the fall of the Ali al-Tahir height into the hands of the Israeli army. This occurs amid ongoing battles and intensive flight of Israeli drones over all areas extending up to Beirut and the Southern Suburb. Israeli warplanes also carried out airstrikes targeting homes in the town of Mansouri, where the valleys of Al-Salouqi and Al-Hajjar were subjected to heavy artillery shelling. Additionally, a drone dropped explosives on homes following a series of explosions in the town.

Meanwhile, the Mufti of Sidon and Jabal Amel, Grand Ayatollah Judge Sheikh Hassan Abdullah, called on the international community, particularly the Security Council and the United Nations, to assume their responsibilities regarding what is happening in southern Lebanon, and not to confine themselves to statements and positions, but to engage in serious efforts to halt the aggression and protect civilians and residents.

In the meantime, positions regarding the general amnesty law continued to evolve. “Lebanese Prisoners” expressed gratitude and appreciation to the former president of the Progressive Socialist Party, Walid Jumblatt, following the signing of the general amnesty law by President of the Republic General Joseph Aoun, acknowledging Jumblatt’s stance and role in finalizing the law. They stated that “without him, this national milestone would not have been achieved.”