Overview

• The Presidential Drawdown Authority transfer provides shaped and demolition charges, detonating cord, blasting caps, fuse igniter generators and transport support.
• The Pentagon says the gear will help the Lebanese Armed Forces patrol, clear unexploded ordnance and dismantle Hezbollah weapons sites in line with the November 2024 cessation of hostilities with Israel.
• Beirut’s cabinet approved the disarmament objectives on August 7 and set the end-2025 state-control timeline three days later.
• Hezbollah leaders vow not to disarm, with protests reported after the plan’s announcement and five Shia ministers walking out of a September 5 cabinet session.
• Security analysts describe the package as limited for such a mission, warning the Lebanese Armed Forces will need far greater resources and possibly thousands more troops.