A private conversation between President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam during the Cabinet meeting on Aug. 7, 2025. (Credit: Nabil Ismail)
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam's Cabinet is moving ahead with the course it set on Tuesday.After setting a deadline for placing all weapons under the control of the state by the end of the year, the Cabinet on Thursday adopted the “objectives” of the roadmap proposed by U.S. envoy Tom Barrack for restoring calm between Lebanon and Israel. The session was devoted to continuing the discussion on this issue.Information Minister Paul Morcos’ emphasis at the end of the meeting on this phrasing suggests the government endorsed the U.S. plan’s objectives but not its timeline, as the Cabinet had already established its own roadmap earlier in the week.These objectives notably include the disarmament of non-state factions, including Hezbollah, as well as the Israeli withdrawal from five remaining occupied points in southern Lebanon (see below, the...
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam's Cabinet is moving ahead with the course it set on Tuesday.After setting a deadline for placing all weapons under the control of the state by the end of the year, the Cabinet on Thursday adopted the “objectives” of the roadmap proposed by U.S. envoy Tom Barrack for restoring calm between Lebanon and Israel. The session was devoted to continuing the discussion on this issue.Information Minister Paul Morcos’ emphasis at the end of the meeting on this phrasing suggests the government endorsed the U.S. plan’s objectives but not its timeline, as the Cabinet had already established its own roadmap earlier in the week.These objectives notably include the disarmament of non-state factions, including Hezbollah, as well as the Israeli withdrawal from five remaining occupied points in southern Lebanon (see...
