Overview
- Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said the first phase of the state plan to consolidate weapons south of the Litani River is nearing completion ahead of the year-end ceasefire deadline.
- The government says it is prepared to begin a second phase to confiscate weapons north of the Litani after the New Year based on a Lebanese army plan.
- Hezbollah’s leadership has publicly rejected full disarmament, arguing that giving up its arsenal would strip the group of its resistance role.
- Israel continues to question Lebanese army implementation and has carried out strikes on suspected Hezbollah infrastructure as both sides trade violation accusations.
- U.S.-led monitoring meetings, including rare direct Israel–Lebanon talks, are centering on verification and donor support that Lebanese officials say hinge on measurable progress.