Lebanon army chief warns of Israel threat amid political crisis

Lebanon's army chief told his soldiers on Tuesday to be extra vigilant to prevent unrest during political turmoil after the prime minister quit, and accused Israel of "aggressive" intentions at the southern frontier. Troops should be ready to "thwart any attempt to exploit the current circumstances for stirring strife," the army's Twitter account quoted General Joseph Aoun as saying ahead of Independence Day celebrations on Wednesday. "The exceptional political situation that Lebanon is going through requires you to exercise the highest levels of awareness." Aoun called on troops to "assume full readiness at the southern border to face the threats of the Israeli enemy, its violations, and the aggressive intentions it is indicating towards Lebanon." A senior Israeli official dismissed the warnings of border aggression as "nonsense".

from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2AZWyME