Lebanon’s army asks for $3bn to meet demands but international support limited
Submitted by Adam Chamseddine on Wed, 09/23/2026 - 13:30 Funding tied to Hezbollah disarmament, as army and government sources say they are caught between demands and reality Lebanese army soldiers secure the site of an Israeli drone attack that targeted a vehicle on the highway of Saadiyat, south of Beirut, on 16 April 2026 (Fadel Itani/AFP) Off Nearly two years after the November 2024 cessation of hostilities between Lebanon and Israel, the Lebanese Armed Forces face a growing gap between the
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