Lebanon is ready to send an army to the south of the country, says PM

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said the government is ready to an army to the south of the country, as he referred to the UN Resolution 1701 on the rights and obligations of the parties.

The resolution, enacted after the Second Lebanon War in 2006, established a collaborative peacekeeping mission between the UN and the Lebanese Army, aimed at keeping southern Lebanon free of military activity.