Hezbollah supporters at the funeral of a party member in Taybeh, southern Lebanon, on April 6, 2025. (Credit: Rabih Daher/AFP)
The Taif Accord — here it is in abundance. Since President Joseph Aoun’s election, followed by the formation of a reformist government led by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, the issue of consolidating the monopoly of arms under the (new) State has become a central topic. Aoun, Salam and their political allies are calling for Hezbollah’s disarmament, citing international resolutions — 1559, 1701, and the November ceasefire — as well as the inter-Lebanese agreement (Taif Accord) that ended the civil war in 1990, which calls for the disbanding of militias and the restoration of full state sovereignty.Hezbollah, meanwhile, has been weakened by the latest destructive war with Israel, compounded by the loss of its leadership and disruption of its supply routes. On Wednesday, a Hezbollah senior official told Reuters that the party is now willing to...
The Taif Accord — here it is in abundance. Since President Joseph Aoun’s election, followed by the formation of a reformist government led by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, the issue of consolidating the monopoly of arms under the (new) State has become a central topic. Aoun, Salam and their political allies are calling for Hezbollah’s disarmament, citing international resolutions — 1559, 1701, and the November ceasefire — as well as the inter-Lebanese agreement (Taif Accord) that ended the civil war in 1990, which calls for the disbanding of militias and the restoration of full state sovereignty.Hezbollah, meanwhile, has been weakened by the latest destructive war with Israel, compounded by the loss of its leadership and disruption of its supply routes. On Wednesday, a Hezbollah senior official told Reuters that the party is now...