The Lebanese prime minister said the deal – conveyed by US envoy Tom Barrack earlier this month – would also lead to Israel’s complete withdrawal from Lebanon and ensure all weapons are under the control of the state.
Salam said Hezbollah’s weapons played a leading role in liberating southern Lebanon from Israel in 2000, but the group must now turn them over.
Hezbollah says the Lebanese armed forces have failed to confront Israeli abuses since Israel’s inception in 1948. As we reported earlier, Hezbollah’s chief has rejected the US push for the group to disarm.
state control
the state in question:
I don’t think they should surrender…
If Hamas can do it, Hezbollah can do it. What is the Zionist Entity and Syria, overstretching themselves (Al-Sharaa’s army can’t even deal with the Druze, backed by the Z.E, and Z.E has its problems)
In for a penny, out for a pound.
I think they already came out and said they wouldn’t surrender
As expected! La lucha sigue
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Pact
For anyone not familiar with how positions in Lebanon are traditionally chosen
Key points of the agreement stipulate that:
Lebanese Christians do not seek Western intervention, and accept that Lebanon had Arab features.
Lebanese Muslims abandon their aspirations to unite with Syria and the Arab World.
The President of the Republic and the Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces must be Maronite Catholic.
The Prime Minister of the Republic must be a Sunni Muslim.
The Speaker of the Parliament must be a Shia Muslim.
The Deputy Speaker of the Parliament and the Deputy Prime Minister must be Greek Orthodox Christian.
The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces must be a Druze.
There must be a ratio of 6:5 in favour of Christians to Muslims (and Druze) in the Lebanese Parliament.
So basically the Christian minority controls Lebanon
You could make that argument, but I think it’s important to note how these positions are chosen because it is a relatively unique and most countries don’t appoint government positions on a sect basis. Off the top of my head Singapore also does this and its convention to do this in Nigeria, but there are probably more examples.
