Lebanese army feeling US, Israeli heat over Hezbollah disarmament

Israeli and US pressure on Lebanon's army to speedily disarm militant group Hezbollah is intensifying, with the army chief cancelling a visit to Washington after officials snubbed him, a military official told AFP.

Lebanon's army has been beefing up its presence in south Lebanon near the Israeli border since a US-brokered ceasefire last November sought to end more than a year of hostilities between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group.

Under a government-approved plan, the army is to dismantle Hezbollah military infrastructure south of the Litani river -- some 30 kilometres (20 miles) from the border -- by the end of the year, before tackling the rest of the country.

The military official, requesting anonymity as th

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