“We will not live with an Israeli security strip”: Lebanon pleads with Trump against Israel

Representatives from Lebanon and Israel are expected to hold their second negotiation meeting at the State Department in Washington today (Thursday). This is the first time in decades that officials from the two countries have direct contacts, as part of an American effort that may lead to future normalization – a move that Hezbollah strongly rejected.

Salam stated in an interview with the “Washington Post” that the only way to disarm Hezbollah is by strengthening the Lebanese army. According to him, his government has already taken “courageous decisions”, confiscated weapons and outlawed the organization’s military activities. “Disarmament is a process, it will not happen overnight.