Overview

• Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati met with the commander of the UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon and relayed Israel's demand to remove a Hezbollah tent.
• In response, Mikati insisted Israel withdraw troops from Ghajar, considered Lebanese territory.
• The tent in question was set up by Hezbollah in an area captured by Israel from Syria in 1967 that Lebanon disputes ownership of.
• One tent has already been removed after an Israeli threat of armed confrontation.
• The US suggested Hezbollah dismantle the remaining tent in exchange for Israel halting barrier construction around Ghajar.