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US Calls on Hamas to Accept Ceasefire, Gov't Approves PM's Gaza City Occupation Plan
LEBANON, AUG 6 – Lebanese government seeks to consolidate state control over arms amid US-led ceasefire efforts; over 300 weapons sites reported in south Lebanon, officials said.
- On Thursday, an Israeli drone strike on a vehicle killed five and injured 10, as Lebanese cabinet reconvened amid Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon killing two.
- Amid the US-mediated ceasefire ending on November 27, the Lebanese Cabinet endorsed a plan to disarm Hezbollah by the end of this year.
- UNIFIL reports over 300 weapons sites and caches in southern Lebanon, reported to the Lebanese Army, while Israel still occupies five border outposts despite a 60-day withdrawal pledge.
- During the meeting, five Shiite ministers from Hezbollah and Amal stormed out in protest, with Hezbollah calling the decision a `grave sin` and saying it will disregard it.
- On Tuesday, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam tasked the Lebanese Army to draft a weapons disarmament plan due by Dec. 31, aligning with the phased timeline.
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Lebanese government moves to demilitarize Hezbollah, sparking fears of civil war
The Lebanese cabinet of ministers decided on Tuesday to force the demilitarization of the Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorist movement by the end of this year, as part of an international effort to reach a longer-lasting peace between Israel and Lebanon. Hezbollah rejected the government’s decision, calling it a “grave sin” and saying that it would treat the decision “as if it does not exist.” The terrorist movement warned that this decision would w…
The Lebanese government on Thursday approved the disarmament of the terrorist movement Hezbollah by the end of this year. Ministers for Hezbollah, which rejects such a move, had earlier walked out of a cabinet meeting in protest and the vote on the US proposal took place without them. The government also decided to implement a ceasefire with Israel.
US envoy Tom Barrack said Thursday that the Lebanese government made a historic decision this week to disarm the Iranian-backed group Hezbollah.
The Lebanese government entrusts to the army the task of disarming all the militias present in the country. Deciding the role of President Aoun and the support of the United States. Contraria Hezbollah, which sets conditions related to the Israeli withdrawal.The Lebanese government, under the strong and decisive influence of the ...
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