Can Lebanese armed forces regain sovereignty and disarm Hezbollah?
‘The Lebanese government has no sovereignty in the south for the past 20 years; it is Hezbollah land.' Lt. Col. (Res.) Sarit Zehavi joins Ariel Oseran on The Record 👇For more news and updates, visit…
Assessment
The question of whether Lebanon's military can reclaim the south and disarm Hezbollah highlights a decades-long erosion of state authority. The quote underscores that sovereignty has been absent for 20 years, making any assertion of control deeply uncertain. The key tension is between official state capacity and entrenched non-state power.