US EditionLebanese Government Pushes for Army Plan to Disarm Hezbollah by Year’s End
LEBANON, AUG 5 – Lebanese cabinet directs army to present a Hezbollah disarmament plan by year-end amid US pressure and ceasefire enforcement, marking the first such move since the civil war.
- On Tuesday, Lebanon's cabinet tasked the Lebanese army with developing a plan to disarm Hezbollah before the end of this year.
- Heavy US pressure followed a November ceasefire, linking disarmament to support and ending over a year of hostilities with Hezbollah.
- Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem rejected any disarmament timeline, stating `The issue has become simply: give us weapons, but no national security. We do not accept it, because we consider ourselves a fundamental component of Lebanon.`
- The plan is to be presented to the cabinet by the end of August 2025 and the implementation blueprint finalized by October 31, according to Lebanese officials.
- Broader implications suggest a redefinition of state sovereignty over weaponry in Lebanon, as Hezbollah is the only faction to retain weapons after Lebanon's 1975-1990 civil war.
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