The LAF initially claimed that the Israelis notified it of the Hezbollah facility in Mrayjeh-Laylaki on Thursday afternoon—long before the onset of that evening’s airstrikes —through the November 27, 2024, Lebanon-Israel ceasefire oversight committee. The Lebanese Army insisted that the oversight mechanism’s authority and the LAF’s duty to respond to the committee’s requests to inspect suspected Hezbollah sites were limited to the area south of the Litani River. In an amateur video documenting the LAF’s June 8 activities at the Mrayjeh-Laylaki site, an unidentified nearby resident overlooking the area can be heard saying, “Here they are, the army have returned [emphasis added].” This language suggests that the LAF had sent a unit to the area in the previous days.
Author: David Daoud
Published at: 2025-06-09 22:56:15
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