Lebanon’s army tasked with reclaiming all weapons by end of year
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam says the army will come up with a plan to seize all weapons held by nonstate actors by the end of the year, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency (NNA) reports.
The cabinet agreed to the plan during a meeting in which Salam affirmed “the state’s duty to monopolise the possession of weapons”, according to the NNA report.
The disarmament plan comes shortly after Hezbollah’s leader rejected the latest version of a US-proposed roadmap for it to disarm. Qassem argued it would leave Lebanon vulnerable to Israel.
However, Salam said the Lebanese government would continue to weigh the US proposal at a governmental session on Thursday.
Israeli drone hits car in Lebanon, killing at least one person
Lebanon’s National News Agency reports that a “hostile drone” targeted a vehicle near the town of Brital in the Baalbek district, killing one person.
A Lebanese security source told Al Jazeera the attack consisted of two Israeli strikes that incinerated the targeted vehicle.
