US plan sees Hizbollah disarmed by year-end

The United States has presented Lebanon with a proposal for disarming Hizbollah by the end of the year, along with ending Israel's military operations in the country and the withdrawal of its troops from five positions in south Lebanon, according to a copy of a Lebanese cabinet agenda reviewed by Reuters.

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The plan, submitted by US President Donald Trump's envoy to the region, Tom Barrack, and being discussed at a Lebanese cabinet meeting on Thursday, sets out the most detailed steps yet for disarming the Hizbollah group, which has rejected mounting calls to disarm since last year’s devastating war with Israel.

The Lebanese information minister said following the cabinet meeting on Thursday that the cabinet approved the objectives of Barrack’ plan but did not discuss it in full detail.