Lebanon's President Aoun Reiterates Calls for Hezbollah to Disarm

Hezbollah officials have said they will not discuss giving up the group's remaining arsenal until Israel, with which it fought an all-out war recently, withdraws from all of Lebanon and ends its strikes.

- TDG NETWORK

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has reiterated calls for Hezbollah to hand over its weapons to the army, a move rejected by the group despite growing pressure from Israel's main ally, the United States.

In a televised speech on Thursday at the Defence Ministry's headquarters, Aoun said authorities were demanding "the extension of the Lebanese state's authority over all its territory, the removal of weapons from all armed groups, including Hezbollah and their handover to the Lebanese army".