The Lebanese Cabinet on 5 September 2025 “welcomed” an army-devised plan (with no timetable) to bring all weapons under state control, then stressed that the Lebanese Armed Forces would implement it only “within available capabilities,” a stance punctured by a walkout of five ministers from Shi’ite political parties Hezbollah and Amal, exposing the political fragility in Lebanon’s government.
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