Can Lebanon Actually Disarm Hezbollah?

E arlier this month, the Lebanese government endorsed the army’s U.S.-backed plan to disarm Hezbollah, the Shia militia-cum-party. The Lebanese army is now due to begin implementing the plan this year ... Read More

Israel launches strikes on Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon

The Israeli military said the operation in southern Lebanon was aimed at Hezbollah's "military infrastructure" and was being carried out "in response to its attempts to rebuild its activities in the ... Read More

Netanyahu says Israel could withdraw from Lebanon if Hezbollah is disarmed

Workers stand beside a bulldozer at one of five new Israeli army positions built inside Lebanese territory along the road between Houla and Kfar Kila following airstrikes and a ground offensive that ... Read More

Israel demands Lebanon buffer zone, agrees to tone down Hezbollah strikes

Israel reportedly insisted that several villages on the border remain without residents and act as a buffer zone, which countered Tom Barrack's proposals. Israel rejected US envoy Tom Barrack’s ... Read More

Time Is Running Out for Lebanon to Disarm Hezbollah, U.S. Officials Warn

The United States, Israel and the Gulf Arab states are pressuring Lebanon’s government to act decisively against the group. By Michael Crowley Reporting from Washington Lebanon’s leaders are running ... Read More

Lebanon’s speaker calls for national dialogue on Hezbollah’s weapons, criticizes US pressure

BEIRUT (AP) — 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 ... Read More