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,

The US has presented a plan calling for Hezbollah’s full demilitarization by the end of the year, along with Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon, officials said. Lebanese lawmakers are reviewing the plan submitted Thursday by President Trump’s envoy,

Hezbollah is sharply criticizing the Lebanese government’s decision to begin a process aiming to disarm the Iran-backed group this year, saying it “fully achieves” neighboring Israel’s interests.