Proposed plans to disarm Hezbollah have continued to divide Lebanon’s government.

Lebanon’s Cabinet reviewed a military plan to disarm Hezbollah and consolidate weapons under state control but backed off from its original year-end deadline due to limited resources and political resistance. Shiite ministers from Hezbollah, Amal, and an independent bloc walked out of the meeting in protest, rejecting the plan as illegitimate and influenced by foreign pressure. Lebanese officials are proceeding cautiously, fearing that forced disarmament could spark civil conflict.

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