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Hezbollah Rejects Disarmament Demands as Lebanon Schedules Cabinet Debate

Lebanese leaders have called a cabinet meeting to consider a US-backed plan that links full disarmament to the resumption of ceasefire negotiations.

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Smoke rises over the al-Khardali area of south Lebanon following an Israeli air strike.
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Overview

  • Hezbollah’s deputy leader Naim Qassem said international calls to surrender the group’s arsenal serve Israeli interests and warned that weapons are essential to Lebanon’s defense.
  • The group has conditioned any discussion of handing over arms on a complete Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon and an end to near-daily airstrikes.
  • President Joseph Aoun reiterated that all militias, including Hezbollah, must transfer their weapons to the Lebanese Army under Beirut’s proposed framework.
  • Prime Minister Nawaf Salam scheduled a cabinet session next week to debate a US-backed disarmament timetable as a precondition for resuming ceasefire talks.
  • The United States is pressing Lebanon for a formal cabinet-level commitment to disarm Hezbollah in order to unlock international aid and curb Israeli military operations along the Litani River.