The Lebanese prime minister said the deal – conveyed by US envoy Tom Barrack earlier this month – would also lead to Israel’s complete withdrawal from Lebanon and ensure all weapons are under the control of the state.
Salam said Hezbollah’s weapons played a leading role in liberating southern Lebanon from Israel in 2000, but the group must now turn them over.
Hezbollah says the Lebanese armed forces have failed to confront Israeli abuses since Israel’s inception in 1948. As we reported earlier, Hezbollah’s chief has rejected the US push for the group to disarm.
Hezbollah would be fools to hand over any weapons (not even pocket knives). They should triple-down on getting more in response. They were the only faction in Lebanon to firmly and actively fight the genocide in a real way. If they hadn’t been hit as hard as they have been, it would have been great add to the Iranian response of waves of missiles with whatever they could. Even if not as much or as big (size of weapons), would mean even more Iron Dome and IOF personnel burned.
They still did so much and have paid in blood, and I hope that they can build back enough to stand against the Lebanese government if needed. And the Lebanese government should really be more concerned with how the IOF has treated Syria, and wake the fuck up. Disarming is not the answer to the IOF, as they will just invade/attack anyway.