Overview

• Lebanon’s cabinet has endorsed objectives tied to a U.S. plan to work toward disarming Hezbollah by the end of 2025.
• The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office said Israel would take reciprocal measures, including a phased reduction of IDF presence, if Lebanese forces take concrete disarmament steps.
• The roadmap was submitted by U.S. envoy Tom Barrack and envisions coordination through a U.S.-led security mechanism to verify implementation.
• Hezbollah has rejected disarmament unless Israel withdraws from five positions inside Lebanon and halts near-daily airstrikes, and it disputes that obligations extend beyond areas south of the Litani River.
• Since the November 2024 ceasefire, Israel has kept troops at five southern positions and continued strikes on what it describes as Hezbollah targets, even as broader implementation details remain unresolved.