Senior politician says Hezbollah 'only asking for two guarantees'

A senior political source has told MTV that “Hezbollah is in depth only asking for two guarantees to endorse the arms monopoly plan, which are halting the Israeli aggression and the start of Israel's withdrawal.”

“The issue of Hezbollah's arms will be resolved and what the party is saying in closed-door meetings is different than what it's saying in speeches,” the source added.

Israel has continued to carry out attacks on Lebanon, usually saying it is targeting Hezbollah operatives or sites, despite a November truce that sought to end more than a year of hostilities including two months of open war with the Iran-backed group.

Under heavy U.S. pressure and fears of expanded Israeli strikes, the Lebanese government last month ordered the Lebanese Army to draw up a plan to disarm the once-dominant Hezbollah, and has since said the army would begin the plan's implementation.