U.S. and Lebanese Generals Meet in Beirut on Israel–Hezbollah Ceasefire Monitoring

Overview

• The Lebanese army chief met U.S. General Joseph Clearfield in Beirut on Saturday to review security and the U.S.-backed effort that checks a truce between Israel and Hezbollah.
• The army said the talks covered Lebanon’s security, regional developments, and ways to steady the situation on the ground.
• Participants stressed the Lebanese army’s central role and the need to keep supporting it during the current period of tension, according to the official statement.
• No new deployments or changes to the ceasefire framework were announced, and the monitoring committee kept its current remit.
• Clearfield leads the U.S.-backed team that tracks ceasefire compliance, a tool Washington uses to limit spillover from Israel–Hezbollah fighting and to bolster state institutions in Lebanon.