Hezbollah disarmament remains key test of US-backed Lebanon-Israel security framework- feature
“You need a third entity, and I think the US Army is the partner of the Lebanese armed forces and, of course, is the partner of the Israelis,” says Mawan Abdallah, head of Kataeb's foreign…
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The question of Hezbollah's disarmament is emerging as the central stress point for the fragile security arrangement between Lebanon and Israel, which the US is backing. A Lebanese political figure suggests the US Army could serve as the necessary neutral arbiter between the Lebanese military and Israel, implying that trust between the two sides remains insufficient. The viability of the entire framework hinges on whether Hezbollah can be integrated into a state-controlled security structure, a process with no clear precedent.