Lebanese government tells army to prepare plan to disarm Hizbollah
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam under mounting pressure from the US to take the militant group’s weapons
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam under mounting pressure from the US to take the militant group’s weapons

Israeli forces to make ‘phased reduction’ in southern regions if Lebanese army removes weapons from Shia militant group

Announcement comes amid rising concern over renewed Israeli military escalation in the country

Widespread opposition to conflict and mass displacement stoke sectarian tensions

Deal between Israeli and Lebanese governments could boost efforts to reach a peace accord between the US and Iran

Noah Zaitar, sanctioned by US over ties with Shia militant group and Syria’s Assad regime, detained in crackdown

The Lebanese militant group has been battered by two years of conflict. Now it has entered an ‘existential’ war