Western and Arab diplomats tour Lebanon-Israel border to observe Hezbollah disarmament efforts

Western and Arab diplomats toured an area along Lebanon’s border with Israel Monday where Lebanese troops and U.N. peacekeepers have been working for months to end the armed presence of the militant Hezbollah group. The delegation that included the ambassadors of the United States and Saudi Arabia was accompanied by Gen. Rodolph Haikal, commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, as well as top officers in the border region. The Lebanese government has said that by the end of the year, the army should have cleared all the border area south of the Litani river from Hezbollah’s armed presence.