Hezbollah is facing mounting pressure to surrender its weapons under a U.S.-backed disarmament plan. Lebanon’s government has tasked the army with drafting a proposal by year’s end. But with Israeli strikes continuing and much of its leadership, including longtime chief Hassan Nasrallah, assassinated, the group rejects the effort, calling it a trap. With little trust and no guarantees, Lebanon now faces an uncertain path.
The Lebanese government is nearing approval of a U.S.-sponsored proposal to dismantle Hezbollah, a group designated by Washington as a terrorist organization. If adopted, it would mark the first serious attempt to strip the Iran-backed movement of its military arsenal. Under the plan, Hezbollah would disarm by the end of the year in exchange for Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon and a formal halt to hostilities.
In the shadow of Lebanon’s most recent war, a new political reality is emerging. Last year, Israeli strikes wiped out most of Hezbollah’s senior leadership and thousands of its fighters. Now, international pressure is focused on removing the weapons still in its hands.
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