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Lebanon’s speaker calls for national dialogue on Hezbollah’s weapons, criticizes US pressure
Lebanon's parliament speaker opposes rapid U.S.-led disarmament of Hezbollah, advocating for a calm, consensual national dialogue amid ongoing Israeli strikes and political tensions.
- Lebanon's Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri urged on Sunday that the issue of Hezbollah's weapons be addressed through a peaceful and consensual discussion amid ongoing tensions.
- This call follows a monthslong regional conflict and intense Israeli airstrikes targeting Hezbollah infrastructure, raising fears of a military confrontation in southern Lebanon.
- Lebanon's army has created a step-by-step disarmament strategy focused on removing Hezbollah's weapons and ceasing armed operations in the area below the Litani River, a plan currently being reviewed by both the government and the United States.
- Prime Minister Netanyahu indicated that Israeli forces might start pulling back from southern Lebanon once Beirut proceeds with its decision, while Berri condemned U.S. demands as surpassing accepted norms of state-monopoly on weapons.
- The situation suggests Lebanon faces a critical juncture requiring consensus to avoid direct confrontation, as Hezbollah's weapons remain a contentious issue amid international and domestic pressures.
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Berri rejects US plan as Beirut pushes for Hezbollah disarmament
Lebanon's Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri, top Shia Lebanese leader and an ally of the Iran-backed Hezbollah, called on Sunday for dialogue over its weapons, days before the government is expected to approve an army plan to disarm the group under U.S. pressure. Months after Israel's devastating war on Lebanon and under heavy US pressure, Lebanon's government this month tasked the army with drawing up a plan to disarm Hezbollah by the end of th…
The President of the Lebanese Parliament, Nabih Berry, the last ally of Hezbollah, called for a dialogue on Sunday, 31 August, on the issue of the disarmament of the Shiite party, decided on 5 August by the US government under pressure. In a television speech commemorating the disappearance in Libya in 1978 of the founder of the Shiite Amal Movement, Imam Moussa Sadr, Nabih Berry called to keep the Lebanese army away from confrontation on the is…
Lebanon’s speaker calls for national dialogue on Hezbollah’s weapons, criticizes U.S. pressure
Lebanon’s parliament speaker on Sunday criticized Washington’s push to quickly to disarm the Hezbollah militant group, and called instead for a calm national dialogue to determine 'the fate of those weapons.'
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Lebanon's speaker calls for national dialogue on Hezbollah's weapons, criticizes US pressure
Lebanon’s parliament speaker has criticized Washington’s push to quickly to disarm the Hezbollah militant group, and called instead for a calm national dialogue to determine “the fate of those weapons.”
Disarming Hezbollah: Lebanon's risky mission
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