US President Joe Biden has signed a $47 million immediate aid order to the Lebanese army. In the West, the Lebanese army is the only body around which there is a public consensus and is well remembered that the disintegration of the army in the mid-1970s significantly helped the outbreak of civil war (1975-1990). In Washington, it is believed that strengthening the army will serve as a counterweight to Hezbollah and strengthen the army's role in the Lebanese system in the future, I believe.

In recent weeks, there have been increasing reports that more and more soldiers are leaving military service in the face of difficult living conditions and low salaries. At the same time, pictures from military bases showing empty food shelves in kitchens were posted on social media.