Army chief Gen. Jean Qahwaji said in his Order of the Day on Friday that troops should be fully ready to confront terrorism and unite amid regional and local crises.
“You continued to confront terrorism relentlessly” and with “courage,” he told soldiers on the occasion of Army Day.
“The Lebanese army has reached a high level of professionalism in its confrontation of terrorist organizations,” the general said.
He urged the military “to be fully ready to confront terrorism and the Israeli enemy which continues to violate Lebanese sovereignty in different ways.”
“The strength of your institution lies in its unity,” he said, adding that troops stay at a distance from all sides and are committed to the National Accord.