Former Lebanese President Emile Lahoud has praised the Lebanese army commander for what he described as the “honourable stance” of the country’s military delegation, which declined being photographed alongside the Israeli delegation at talks in Washington, Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reports.

He also expressed hope that the entire Lebanese delegation would withdraw from the negotiations.

Lahoud argued that Israel is not seeking a truce or peace, but is instead attempting to weaken Lebanon’s resistance through negotiations and create internal divisions, NNA said.