BEIRUT: Army chief Gen. Rodolphe Haykal presented the Army Command report on the newly implemented plan to establish exclusive state control over weapons.
The Lebanese state, under President Joseph Aoun, is attempting to seize weapons belonging to Hezbollah in an attempt to secure a monopoly on arms and greater authority over events in the country.
Hezbollah, the Shiite political party and paramilitary group, has long been viewed as one of the word’s most powerful non-state actors.
Monday’s meeting was chaired by Aoun at the Presidential Palace. It focused on measures undertaken in the South Litani sector and beyond, in areas where illegal weapons and military activity have historically challenged state authority.
Lebanon’s army was tasked in August with drafting and overseeing the plan to disarm Hezbollah.
