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Hezbollah warns Lebanese state against expanding disarmament push
Hezbollah says disarmament beyond southern Lebanon could cause civil war, linking further arms control to Israeli withdrawal and cessation of airstrikes, amid ongoing border tensions.
- On Wednesday, Hezbollah warned that disarmament efforts across Lebanon could trigger chaos and possibly civil war, with senior official Mahmoud Qmati saying, `The path taken by the Lebanese government and state institutions will lead Lebanon to instability, chaos and perhaps even civil war.`
- The 2024 agreement that ended the war between Hezbollah and Israel requires Lebanon to bring all arms under state control, but Hezbollah insists it applies only to the southernmost border region.
- Hezbollah demanded Israeli troops withdraw from five hilltop positions, halt near-daily airstrikes, and release detained Lebanese before disarmament talks, said Qmati, `There will be no talk or dialogue about any situation north of the Litani River`.
- The Lebanese cabinet asked the army to brief ministers on disarmament plans, and the Lebanese army said last week it took operational control between the Litani River and Israel's border while Israel says efforts remain insufficient.
- The Gaza war has prompted months of cross-border hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, while Mahmoud Qmati warned that pursuing a state arms monopoly further north would be the biggest crime committed by the state.
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He added that Hezbollah will not be drawn into a conflict with the Lebanese army.
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Hezbollah warns Lebanese state against expanding disarmament push
A senior Hezbollah official has warned Lebanon's government that pressing on with efforts to disarm the group throughout the country would trigger chaos and possibly civil war, according to comments circulated by the armed group on Wednesday.
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