Hezbollah Unanimous:

We will not discuss the defence strategy until the attacks stop, prisoners are released, and reconstruction is underway.

Aoun previously expressed his goal for 2025 to be the year when all weapons are under state control, emphasizing that the decision would be addressed through bilateral talks with Hezbollah. Qamati, a Hezbollah MP said Hezbollah is open to discussions when the conditions are right and clarified that the party’s statements about defending weapons were a response to internal provocations.

Aoun mentioned that Hezbollah would not be integrated into the army like Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces but could join and undergo integration training similar to other groups post-war.

Al Akhbar

In the face of over 2000 Zionist ceasefire violations, including murder of over 170 people of Lebanon, destruction of infrastructure, extensive damage to agricultural sector, tens of thousands of bombed homes

while under the auspices of the so-called ‘Lebanese army’ and the good-for-nothing UNIFIL and the multinational peace committee,  the newly-elected low-profile general-turned-president Aoun cannot demand the Lebanese Islamic Resistance to lay down weapons and subordinate to a government that discriminates against its own people.

Before making any antenable demands, the Lebanese Gov must first prove it is up to the task of protecting the grace of southern Lebanon.