Hezbollah has instructed its members to confront the Lebanese Armed Forces should it attempt to intervene with the terror group’s activities, a source familiar with the details told The Jerusalem Post.
“The instruction is very clear: If the Lebanese army attempts to dismantle a position or prevent rocket fire, confront them,” the source said.
The directive comes as Beirut has recently begun to take steps against Iranians and members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Lebanon.
Among other measures, the Lebanese government has announced that Iranian citizens can now only enter the country with a visa, designated the IRGC as an illegal organization, and expelled senior Iranian officials from the country.
These moves follow Israel’s demand to act against Islamic regime members operating on Lebanese soil.
IDF kills senior Lebanese Corps IRGC commanders in Beirut
On Sunday, Jerusalem carried out a strike on a hotel in Beirut, killing five senior commanders from the Lebanese Corps of the IRGC’s Quds Force.
The Israel Navy, acting on intelligence from the Military Intelligence Directorate, carried out the operation that eliminated the five commanders in what the IDF described as “a significant and necessary blow to the Iranian presence in Lebanon and to the Hezbollah terrorist organization.”
The source, who spoke to the Post, emphasized that, despite Lebanon’s recent actions against Iran, there were still no signs of dramatic steps by Beirut to dismantle Hezbollah.
“We see some steps here and there, but real and effective action still doesn’t appear to be on the horizon,” the source said.
UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert arrived in Israel on Monday amid the ongoing escalation, marking the first mediator to visit the country in an attempt to de-escalate the conflict.