US EditionLebanon Faces Existential Threat Unless It Addresses Hezbollah Weapons, US Envoy Warns
LEBANON, JUL 11 – U.S. envoy Tom Barrack warned Lebanon faces existential threats without disarmament, linking Hezbollah’s heavy weapons to regional instability and Lebanon’s economic crisis, amid ongoing ceasefire tensions.
- On 12 July, US special envoy Thomas Barrack warned Lebanon faces invasion and occupation by Syria and Israel unless it disarms Hezbollah.
- Last month, Barrack proposed linking reconstruction aid and ending Israeli strikes to Hezbollah disarmament, aiming to pressure Lebanon into surrendering its weapons.
- Reports indicate Hezbollah’s arms are hidden in garages, basements, and beneath homes, with only three months left in a four-month window, while the Lebanese army remains underfunded and unpaid.
- Despite US warnings of invasion, Israel continues air strikes and assassinations, killing about 250 and injuring over 600 since November's ceasefire.
- With a November deadline, Barrack warns Lebanon risks an existential crisis if it fails to disarm Hezbollah, amid waning US patience and regional tensions.
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US Special Representative Barrack said in an interview that the Lebanese state could soon no longer exist. Israel and the US are pushing for the disarmament of Hezbollah.
Tom Barrack claimed that Lebanon could disappear and become a part of "Great Syria," if it did not disarm Hezbollah. He then clarified what he said to avoid controversy.
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In comments in an interview with The National, US Ambassador to Turkey and special envoy to Syria Tom Barrack warned that Lebanon faces an “existential” crisis if they don’t give in to US demands to fully disarm Hezbollah and all other armed factions by November. “You have Israel on one…
A large number of Lebanese have circulated a warning by US envoy to Syria, Thomas Barrack, about the possibility of Lebanon returning as "part of the Levant," considering it "part of US pressure on Hezbollah to disarm." Others believe it is an indication of Lebanon's inability to shoulder its responsibilities...
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