The Lebanese government on Thursday made a landmark decision, committing to the disarmament of Hezbollah by the end of the year. It approved the “goals” of US envoy Tom Barrack’s paper on “strengthening” the ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel. The government stated that the army will present an action plan by the end of August. Hezbollah was appalled by the decision. Mohammed Raad, a Hezbollah member of parliament, said that the group would rather die than surrender its arms. He added that the group’s arms are its honor.

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…

BEIRUT: US envoy Tom Barrack said on Thursday Lebanon’s government had taken a “historic” decision this week by moving to disarm Iran-backed group Hezbollah, which Washington has…

Lebanon’s government announces it will disarm the group before the end of the year, which Hezbollah says it will ignore.

The Lebanese government on Thursday made a landmark decision, committing to the disarmament of Hezbollah by the end of the year. It approved the “goals” of US envoy Tom Barrack’s…