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Lebanon’s cabinet welcomes army plan to disarm Hezbollah, gives no timeline

Hezbollah supporters chant slogans during a protest against a planned visit of the US envoy to south Lebanon in Tyre [File: Mahmoud Zayyat/AFP]

Lebanon’s army has presented a plan to the government’s cabinet to disarm Hezbollah, saying the military will begin executing it, as some ministers staged a walkout before the session began.

On Friday, Lebanon’s cabinet met for three hours, which included the plan’s presentation by army commander Rodolphe Haykal. The plan did not set a timeframe for implementation and cautioned that the army had limited capabilities.

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