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US Envoy Says Satisfied With Lebanese Response On Disarming Of Hezbollah

Hezbollah supporters hold a sign that reads: "We will not relinquish arms" (Credit: AFP)

US envoy Thomas Barrack said Monday he was satisfied by the Lebanese authorities' response to Washington's request to disarm Hezbollah, which was heavily weakened in a recent war with Israel.

Lebanese leaders who took office in the aftermath of the conflict have vowed a state monopoly on bearing arms, while demanding Israel comply with a November ceasefire that sought to end more than a year of hostilities with the Iran-backed group.

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