Overview

• Army commander Rodolphe Haykal presented the disarmament plan to the cabinet, which welcomed it and said the military would start executing it according to its limited capabilities, with details kept confidential.
• Five Shiite ministers from Hezbollah and Amal, along with independent Fadi Makki, exited the session as the army chief arrived, and Hezbollah-aligned officials warned any decision taken without Shiite participation is invalid under Lebanon’s power-sharing norms.
• Hezbollah rejects unconditional disarmament and ties any handover to an Israeli pullout from five southern positions and a halt to airstrikes, with leaders warning they will resist if disarmament is imposed.
• Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon over recent days killed at least four to five people, and UNIFIL reported drones dropping grenades near its personnel, while the Israeli military said it targeted a site in Ansariyeh that an AP visit described as a lot storing bulldozers.
• Since the November ceasefire, the Lebanese army has seized weapons caches south of the Litani River as U.S. and regional pressure intensifies, and Israel has indicated it could begin a phased withdrawal if the army disarms Hezbollah.