U.S. Envoy: Disarming Hezbollah Unrealistic, Lebanon Stability Tied to Talks with Israel

Hezbollah has 40,000 operatives, 15,000 projectiles, says US envoy

Hezbollah’s leadership was largely decapitated over the course of September and October 2024, in a series of Israeli Air Force strikes in Beirut and elsewhere across Lebanon. By JNS Hezbollah in Lebanon is 40,000 strong with 15,000 to 20,000 missiles and rockets at its disposal, U.S. Special Envoy for Syria and Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack said on Saturday. He spoke during a panel discussion at the International Institute for Strategic Studi…

Hezbollah gains power: 40,000 terrorists, 20,000 rockets and missiles

US Ambassador to Turkey Thomas Barrack calls Lebanon a 'failed state,' warns Hezbollah still has tens of thousands of terrorists, and tens of thousands of rockets and missiles.

U.S. envoy: Disarming Hezbollah unrealistic, Lebanon stability tied to talks with Israel

U.S. Special Envoy to Syria and Lebanon Tom Barrack said the path to stability in Beirut is the beginning of negotiations with Israel. He warned, however, that 'We don't have time for this diplomatic cadence. In four months, you could end all of this'

U.S. envoy warns Hezbollah still wields 40,000 fighters and 20,000 rockets as threat

U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Thomas Barrack, who also serves as envoy to Lebanon and Syria, warns that Hezbollah’s vast firepower still threatens Israel and urges Beirut to act fast to disarm the group, saying “there’s no time to waste.”