US EditionLebanon Continues Hezbollah Disarmament Talks as Israeli Strikes South - News From Antiwar.com
- Difficult negotiations continue in Lebanon over Hezbollah's potential disarmament amid ongoing Israeli attacks as of mid-2025.
- The U.S. demands full disarmament of Hezbollah and all militias nationwide by year-end, linking this to Israeli troop withdrawal and halted strikes.
- Hezbollah claims disarmament applies only to its southernmost forces and refuses to disarm while Israeli attacks persist, though some Lebanese consider phased disarmament.
- U.S. envoy Thomas Barrack delivered a detailed roadmap on June 19 focused on arms control, financial reforms, and restoring ties with Syria, urging Lebanon to act before July 1.
- Outcome remains uncertain as Israeli violations persist, Hezbollah resists, and Lebanon’s government prepares a unified reply under intense international pressure.
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Lebanon Continues Hezbollah Disarmament Talks as Israeli Strikes South - News From Antiwar.com
Difficult negotiations continue to be ongoing between the Lebanese government and Hezbollah with the question of if and how to potential disarm the organization, in keeping with US and Israeli demands. The matter is important right now because while Israel is attacking Lebanon effectively every day, the US is pushing…
Jerusalem Post
Lebanon drafts reply to US demand for Hezbollah to disarm, sources say
A phased approach to disarmament, in which Hezbollah would hand in its arms throughout Lebanon in exchange for the withdrawal of Israeli troops occupying areas in south Lebanon.
Why Palestinians reject Lebanon’s push to disarm refugee camps
During his first visit to Lebanon in eight years, the 89-year-old, widely unpopular Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas had one major objective: the disarmament of the country’s crowded and poverty-stricken Palestinian refugee camps. A month later, it appears as though this goal, which observers dubbed unlikely due to the lack of a practical implementation plan, is on the back burner once again, but not off the table. Sources told…
Before American envoy Thomas Barak returns to Lebanon once again, Lebanon should have completed its final answer or observations on the American paper with its three points, highlighted in the arms hand-over file. To this end, shuttle calls have been activated between the official authorities for a unified position, and these calls seem to take time, especially as Lebanon has not regressed its position: Israeli withdrawal first.
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