Its deputy chief HezbollahNaim Kassem, reiterated Monday (25.08.2025) that the organization would not give up its weapons as long as its government Lebanon It does not guarantee Israel to keep the ceasefire agreement on November 27, 2024. It rejected Beirut’s decision in favor of disarmament, reminding that the Shiite organization remains the only lineup that maintained its weapons after the civil war (1975-1990).
Weakened by heavy casualties over his army Israel Since the start of the war in Gaza, Hezbollah has seen her political influence on Lebanon to decline. However, it is consistently rejecting demands for dismantling, while the Israeli army has announced that it has “killed” a south member and warned that it would continue the operations.
Israeli stance and US role
For his part, Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel is prepared to consider a “gradual reduction” of its forces in Lebanon, since Beirut really manages to disarm the Shiite militia. The Israeli prime minister stressed that he wants to “support Lebanon in his efforts” and coordinate withdrawal with a security mechanism under the US leadership.
American diplomat Morgan Ortagus arrived in Beirut Monday for talks with the Lebanese authorities. At the same time, the UN Security Council is expected to vote for a possible extension of a year of the Finul peacekeeping command, which has been operating as a neutral zone between Israel and Lebanon since 1978. The United States and Israel have already expressed their opposition to this extension.