Senators Propose Bill Offering Lebanon $200 Million a Year to Help Disarm Hezbollah

Senators propose bill offering Lebanon $200 million a year to help disarm Hezbollah

Critics have repeatedly noted that Hezbollah operatives have been released by Lebanese authorities or given only symbolic fines despite violating domestic laws.

Proposed US bill ties financing for Lebanon to Hezbollah disarmament

After Israel failed in disarming the resistance through force, the bill seeks to impose harsh sanctions on anyone accused of funding the resistance

Senators offer Lebanon aid Bill tied to countering Hezbollah

The legislation would authorise new sanctions targeting foreign persons who support Iran’s financing of Hezbollah. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Bipartisan Senate bill ties LAF funding to Hezbollah disarmament

Al Mayadeen | August 8, 2026 US Senators Jeanne Shaheen and James Lankford introduced legislation late on Thursday authorizing $1.2 billion in security assistance to the Lebanese Armed Forces over five years, with the funding structured around a condition that the Lebanese state actively disarms Hezbollah and enforces a state monopoly on weapons. The bill sets an annual allocation of $240 million, including $200 million through Foreign Military …