The Lebanese Cabinet has tasked the army with drafting a plan outlining how weapons in the country should be managed. It will mainly target those held by Hezbollah, with the aim of placing the organization’s arsenal under state control by the end of the year. It is undeniable that this is a historic step, as it is the first time that representatives of the Lebanese state have dared to discuss a plan that would advance efforts to disarm Hezbollah and any other armed factions. This would have been unimaginable only a year ago.

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s cabinet will meet on Tuesday to discuss Hezbollah’s arsenal, after Washington ramped up pressure on ministers to publicly commit to disarming the Iran-backed…

BEIRUT: The Lebanese Cabinet met at the Presidential Palace on Tuesday to discuss the most sensitive item on its agenda: the disarming of Hezbollah and the need to restrict…