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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Justin Salhani

Will US pressure tactics on Lebanon make Hezbollah disarm faster?

In front of a poster of former Hezbollah leaders Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine, supporters chant slogans during a funeral procession at Nasrallah's burial site in Beirut's southern suburbs on February 23, 2025 [Bilal Hussein/AP Photo]

Beirut, Lebanon – Pressure on Hezbollah to disarm is intensifying, spearheaded by the United States and backed by some Lebanese factions.

An Israeli war on Lebanon that killed much of the group’s top leadership last year – as well as hundreds of civilians, including at least 200 children – left the group reeling and was compounded by the fall of an ally, Bashar al-Assad’s regime in neighbouring Syria.

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