Lebanon's cabinet decision gave the army until the end of August to submit a disarmament plan to the government. Lebanon's cabinet has told the army to draw up a plan to establish a state monopoly on arms in a challenge to the Iran-backed Shi'ite Muslim terrorist group Hezbollah,

Hezbollah officials have said the group will not discuss giving up its remaining arsenal until Israel withdraws from five hills it is occupying inside Lebanon and stops almost daily air strikes. View

The United States has proposed a plan to disarm Hezbollah by the end of the year and end Israeli military operations in Lebanon. The proposal details steps for disarmament and the withdrawal of Israeli troops,