Prime Minister Nawaf Salam speaking at the end of the government session on March 2, 2026 in Baabda. (Credit: Photo taken from the presidency website)
"It is now clear that the bridges between Hezbollah and the authorities are cut." This is how a minister summed up for L'Orient-Le Jour the statement issued after the extraordinary Cabinet session held Monday, following the exchange of fire between Israel and Hezbollah. The government has effectively banned the party's military activities and called for necessary measures to speed up the implementation of its plan for a monopoly on arms. This decision was widely praised as showing the authorities' determination to control decisions of war and peace and to meet the international community's demands for an arms monopoly, as a way to contain the escalation with Israel. However, some would have preferred that Cabinet go further, by officially dissolving Hezbollah for challenging the sovereignty of the state. In this...
"It is now clear that the bridges between Hezbollah and the authorities are cut." This is how a minister summed up for L'Orient-Le Jour the statement issued after the extraordinary Cabinet session held Monday, following the exchange of fire between Israel and Hezbollah. The government has effectively banned the party's military activities and called for necessary measures to speed up the implementation of its plan for a monopoly on arms. This decision was widely praised as showing the authorities' determination to control decisions of war and peace and to meet the international community's demands for an arms monopoly, as a way to contain the escalation with Israel. However, some would have preferred that Cabinet go further, by officially dissolving Hezbollah for challenging the sovereignty of the state. In...
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