Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdullah Abu Habib: "I oppose Hezbollah's withdrawal to the rear of the Litani - this will lead to the renewal of the war" He added in an interview with the local Lebanese newspaper "Nidaa al-Watan", that Lebanon will not accept anything other than a complete solution to the border issue with Israel. According to him, Lebanon insists on the "liberation of Havat Sheba and Kfar Shuba" in the Mount Dov area.

"The Lebanese army does not have enough capacity to deploy along the border", he claimed, "the army suffers from a lack of equipment"