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Source: https://www.jns.org/keeping-southern-lebanon-hezbollah-free-beyond-jan-26/
Keeping Hizbullah Out of Southern Lebanon
(JNS) Yaakov Lappin - Eyal Zisser, professor of contemporary history of the Middle East at Tel Aviv University, told JNS that he was skeptical about the Lebanese Armed Forces enforcing control over southern Lebanon or countering Hizbullah. "The Lebanese Army cannot, and likely does not want to, assert its authority or force Hizbullah to withdraw from the area, let alone dismantle its military infrastructure. They simply hope that we will withdraw and leave matters alone - until the next war, hoping that in the meantime Hizbullah will maintain a low profile." Should continued airstrikes against Hizbullah's infrastructure be required, "on the ground, it's more problematic because the Lebanese Army and UNIFIL are there, requiring creative solutions to overcome such obstacles."