Lebanon Bans and Begins Disarming Hezbollah in Historic Shift

Lebanon's government announced an immediate ban on Hezbollah's security and military activities.

“Lebanon's government on Monday announced an immediate ban on Hezbollah's security and military activities in an unprecedented move and ordered its surrender of weapons to the Lebanese state, after a government meeting at the presidential palace, according to Prime Minister Nawaf Salam”

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Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said the decision was taken with full constitutional legitimacy.

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The move came after weeks of mounting pressure on Hezbollah following Israeli strikes.

The Council of Ministers urged the army to begin implementing a disarmament plan.

Security agencies were asked to prevent missile or drone launches from Lebanese soil.

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Pro-Hezbollah protests erupted in Beirut.

Salam said elements of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps are directing Hezbollah's operations.

“Supporters of the militia attacked the prime minister on Saturday night, accusing him of being 'Zionist”

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He criticized Hezbollah for dragging Lebanon into the conflict.

He warned this war was named as retaliation for the assassination of the Supreme Leader of Iran.

The government decision marks a historic shift in Lebanon's power dynamics.

It could open the way for reconstruction funding.

France 24

Hezbollah called the government hostage to Washington and Riyadh's diktats.