Lebanon's PM orders army to seize all weapons by year-end, targeting groups like Hezbollah.

Lebanese PM Nawaf Salam has ordered the army to create a plan to bring all weapons under state control by year-end, aiming to disarm groups like Hezbollah. This move, influenced by domestic and international pressure, including from the US, aims to assert state sovereignty. However, Hezbollah strongly opposes disarmament, with its leader Naim Qassem threatening to retaliate against Israel if it intensifies operations in Lebanon.