Hezbollah bloc calls on govt. to 'correct the situation'
As Thursday's key cabinet meeting on the U.S. paper for Hezbollah's disarmament got underway, Hezbollah's parliamentary bloc called on the government to "correct the situation it has put itself and Lebanon in by slipping into accepting American demands that inevitably serve the interests of the Zionist enemy."
Lebanon's cabinet convened again on Thursday to discuss the thorny task of disarming Hezbollah, a day after the Iran-backed group rejected the government's decision to take away its weapons.
With Washington pressing Lebanon to take action on the matter, U.S. envoy Tom Barrack has made several visits to Beirut in recent weeks, presenting officials with a proposal that includes a timetable for Hezbollah's disarmament.
Amid the U.S. prodding and fears that Israel could expand its strikes in Lebanon, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Tuesday that the government had tasked the military with developing a plan to restrict arms to state forces by the end of 2025.
The decision is unprecedented since the end of Lebanon's civil war more than three decades ago, when the country's armed factions -- with the exception of Hezbollah -- agreed to surrender their weapons.
Israel -- which routinely carries out air strikes in Lebanon despite the November ceasefire -- has already signaled it would not hesitate to launch destructive military operations if Beirut failed to disarm the group.
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And now the minister has what he asked for .. by the acceptance of the Cabinet, Lebanon has corrected the situation by putting the country back on the road to standing on its own two feet for, first and foremost, the benefit of all Lebanese citizens and residents.
"Resistance" was a lie. Government monopoly over all weapons is the country's future. So says the will of the people.
And since it is a free society, any losers wishing to leave the country, for a better place to live and raise their family, are free to do so.
