Aoun’s tightrope: Daily Israeli attacks and Hezbollah’s refusal to disarm

Pressures on the Lebanese president to disarm the group may soon escalate if his focus on diplomacy does not succeed.

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Beirut – Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun could be facing the most critical period of his one-year tenure in the coming weeks and months.

In February, Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) chief of staff Rodolphe Haykal is set to visit Washington, DC. Also in February, the LAF will present a plan for phase two of Hezbollah’s disarmament. Then in March, an international conference will be held in Paris in support of the Lebanese army.