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Shia Ministers Walk Out of Lebanon Cabinet Discussion on Hezbollah Disarmament
Five Shiite ministers, including Hezbollah and Amal members, oppose the disarmament plan amid US pressure and Israeli strikes, asserting weapons retention until Israeli withdrawal and prisoner release.
- On Friday, five Lebanese Shia ministers, including representatives from Hezbollah and the Amal Movement, exited a government meeting held to discuss plans for Hezbollah's disarmament amid ongoing Israeli air strikes in southern Lebanon.
- The walkout occurred after the government, responding to strong US pressure, directed the army in August to develop a gradual 15-month strategy aimed at limiting the possession of weapons exclusively to official state forces.
- Hezbollah and Amal postponed previous protest calls to allow dialogue and seek adjustments before confrontation, while Hezbollah firmly rejected disarmament and accused the government of surrendering to Israel.
- Prime Minister Nawaf Salam stated in late August that "the path of monopolising arms... has begun and there is no turning back," and analyst David Wood noted Israel seeks concrete disarmament action beyond pledges.
- The government’s disarmament push and the ministerial walkout signal deep divisions potentially affecting Lebanon’s fragile stability amid ongoing Israeli attacks and unresolved regional tensions.
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In Beirut, the Lebanese government wanted to discuss the disarmament of Hezbollah, but several ministers close to the militia left the room.
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's cabinet on Friday discussed a military-drafted plan to disarm the Hezbollah political-military group and concentrate its weapons in state hands, but appeared to backtrack on a previously announced timeline for its implementation.
Shia ministers walk out of Lebanon cabinet discussion on Hezbollah disarmament
BEIRUT: Shia ministers walked out of a Lebanese cabinet meeting Friday (Sep 5) called to discuss efforts to disarm Hezbollah, state media reported, with the group adamant it would hold onto its weapons. The walkout by five ministers, including those from Hezbollah and its ally the Amal movement, happened
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My Mother LodeShiite ministers walk out as Lebanon’s Cabinet debates army plan to disarm Hezbollah
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s Cabinet discussed Friday a plan drawn up by the Lebanese army to disarm the Hezbollah militant group and consolidate weapons in the hands of the state but appeared to back off from a previously announced deadline…
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