Army’s plan to confine arms to state control to be completed— Lebanon
Salam made the remarks during talks in Beirut with Simon Karam, who heads Lebanon’s delegation to the ceasefire monitoring committee with Israel. Karam briefed the prime minister on recent discussions and outcomes from the committee’s latest session.
“The first phase of the plan to confine weapons south of the Litani River is just days away from completion,” Salam said, according to a statement issued by his office.
He added that Lebanon “is ready to move to the second phase, meaning north of the Litani River, based on the plan prepared by the Lebanese army upon instructions from the government.”
The prime minister underscored the importance of ensuring full political and logistical backing for the Lebanese army so it can “to fully carry out its national responsibilities.”
Separately, reports noted that Lebanese, Israeli, and US representatives met on Friday in the southern town of Naqoura as part of efforts to avert a renewed confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah. This was the second such meeting within two weeks, taking place amid mounting Israeli violations of a ceasefire arrangement that has been in force since November 2024.
Earlier this year, Lebanon’s cabinet approved a broad decision to place all weapons, including those held by Hezbollah, under state control. That decision was followed in September by government endorsement of a five-stage implementation plan drafted by the army, although no fixed schedule was announced.
Under the framework, the initial phase focuses on removing Hezbollah’s weapons from areas south of the Litani River by the end of the year. Hezbollah has consistently opposed disarmament, maintaining that Israel must first withdraw from all Lebanese territory.
The ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon was reached after more than a year of cross-border hostilities linked to the war in Gaza, a period marked by over 4,000 deaths and roughly 17,000 injuries.
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