US EditionU.S. Envoy Praises Lebanon’s Reply on Disarming Hezbollah
LEBANON, JUL 6 – US envoy Thomas Barrack presented a plan for Hezbollah's full disarmament within four months amid Israeli troop withdrawals and ceasefire terms, following heavy losses in the 2024 war.
- U.S. envoy Thomas Barrack met Lebanon's president on Monday in Baabda after Lebanon delivered a seven-page reply on disarming Hezbollah.
- Barrack made the proposal on June 19 to disarm Hezbollah fully within months if Israel halts strikes and withdraws troops from southern posts.
- He praised Lebanon's response as spectacular and thoughtful, despite Hezbollah's leader saying the group must retain some weapons to defend Lebanon.
- Barrack said he was "unbelievably satisfied" and believed both Israel and Hezbollah seek a cessation of hostilities and peace but warned Lebanon to adapt.
- The talks reflect shifting regional dynamics, including Syria's new government dialoguing with Israel, offering Lebanon an opportunity to reinvigorate peace efforts.
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The Trump administration’s special envoy to Lebanon, Thomas Barrack, praised Beirut’s response to a U.S. proposal calling for the Hezbollah disarmament in exchange for the withdrawal of Israeli troops from southern Lebanon. Barrack called Lebanon’s reply “spectacular,” adding, “I’m unbelievably satisfied with the response.” The June 19 proposal laid out a four-month timeline to fully disarm the Iran-backed terrorist organization, which has long …
The Iranian-backed Shiite militia Hezbollah and all other armed groups in Lebanon must hand over their weapons. Only then will the United States help the country clean up its hard-pressed economy, according to Trump's envoy.
The Lebanese militia should disarm themselves. Will not. Now the Trump friend and special envoy Tom Barrack tries with a trick.
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