❗️Trump administration approves $230 million for Lebanon’s security forces to implement 'Lebanese sovereignty'

US President Donald Trump’s administration this week approved $230 million in aid for Lebanon’s security forces to push for disarming Hezbollah. A Lebanese source familiar with the decision told Reuters that the package includes $190 million for the Lebanese Armed Forces and $40 million for the Internal Security Forces.

Democratic congressional aides in the US noted that the funds were released just before the fiscal year ended on 30 September. One aide told reporters, “For a small country like Lebanon, that's really, really significant,” speaking anonymously.

In response, a State Department spokesperson said in an emailed statement that US assistance backs Lebanese forces “as they work to assert Lebanese sovereignty across the country and fully implement UN Security Council Resolution 1701, the only viable framework for a durable security arrangement for both Lebanese and Israelis.”

(Reuters)