In what has been described as a historic move for Lebanon, the government, led by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, this week banned all military and security activities by Hezbollah. The move came a day after a rocket attack on Haifa triggered a massive Israeli retaliation against Lebanon. For the first time since the Taif Agreement in 1989, the executive has said clearly that decisions of war and peace rest exclusively with the state. This goes beyond the disarmament plan north of the Litani River, which was decided last year.

BERUIT: Lebanon's government said Hezbollah’s overnight attack against Israel were “illegal” and imposed an immediate ban on the group’s military activities, while also demanding…

Lebanon's prohibited Hezbollah from all military activities, hours after the Iran-backed group fired missiles and drones into northern Israel,