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Nawaf Salam’s comments came as tensions continued to boil along Lebanon’s eastern border, where Israel accuses Hezbollah of ignoring calls for disarmament and carrying out ceasefire violations.<\/p>\n
The first phase of the plan to confiscate weapons from the Hezbollah terrorist group south of the Litani River will end in a “few days,” Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam<\/a> said in a statement on Saturday.<\/p>\n Salam’s comments came as tensions continued to boil along Lebanon’s eastern border, where Israel accuses Hezbollah of ignoring calls for disarmament and carrying out violations of a ceasefire agreed in November 2024.<\/p>\n Israel continued striking Hezbollah targets<\/a> across southern Lebanon since, while publicly urging Lebanese authorities to fulfill a commitment under the truce to disarm Hezbollah, warning that it would act “as necessary” if Lebanon does not take steps against the Iran-aligned proxy terror group.<\/p>\n On Friday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday the US hoped talks between Lebanese authorities and Israel<\/a> would lead to a strong Lebanese government and see Hezbollah disarmed.<\/p>\n “We are hopeful that talks between Lebanese authorities and Israelis will create outlines and a way forward that prevents further conflict,” Rubio told a press conference.<\/p>\n A day prior, officials from France, Saudi Arabia, and the US held talks with the head of the Lebanese army in Paris aimed at finalizing a roadmap to enable a mechanism for Hezbollah’s disarmament<\/a>.<\/p>\n A US-backed ceasefire agreed in November 2024 required the disarmament of Lebanon’s Iran-aligned Hezbollah, beginning in areas south of the river, the area adjacent to Israel.<\/p>\n This is a developing story.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\nRubio hopes for Hezbollah disarmament, ‘strong’ Lebanese gov’t<\/h3>\n