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\"\"<\/a>Israel Rejects Lebanon\u2019s Claim of Hezbollah Disarmament as \u2018Insufficient\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

Ailin Vilches Arguello<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Lebanese army members stand on a military vehicle during a Lebanese army media tour, to review the army\u2019s operations in the southern Litani sector, in Alma Al-Shaab, near the border with Israel, southern Lebanon, Nov. 28, 2025. Photo: REUTERS\/Aziz Taher<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

The Lebanese government announced it has completed the first phase of a US-backed ceasefire plan<\/a> aimed at disarming the terrorist group Hezbollah and asserting a state monopoly on weapons in the country\u2019s south \u2014 a claim rejected by Israeli officials as insufficient.<\/span><\/p>\n

On Thursday, the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) said it had \u201cachieved the objectives of the first phase\u201d of the US-backed deal, which focused on \u201cexpanding the army\u2019s operational presence, securing vital areas, and extending operational control\u201d south of the Litani River.<\/span><\/p>\n

As part of a 2024 ceasefire brokered with Israel, the Lebanese government committed to disarm the Iran-backed terrorist group. Hezbollah has long wielded significant political and military influence across Lebanon while maintaining extensive terrorist infrastructure in the southern part of the country, which borders the Jewish state\u2019s northern region.<\/span><\/p>\n

Last year, Lebanese officials agreed to the disarmament plan, which called for Hezbollah to be fully disarmed<\/a> within four months in exchange for Israel halting airstrikes and withdrawing troops from five occupied positions in the country\u2019s southern region.<\/span><\/p>\n

Israel has continued to hold those five strategic positions south of the Litani River to prevent the terrorist group from rebuilding its military capabilities and rearming near its northern communities.<\/span><\/p>\n

On Friday, Israeli officials sharply rejected the Lebanese Army\u2019s claim that Hezbollah had been disarmed, warning that the government and military\u2019s efforts, while a cautious first step, fall far short of curbing the Islamist group\u2019s entrenched military power<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEfforts made toward [disarming Hezbollah] \u2026 are an encouraging beginning, but they are far from sufficient, as evidenced by Hezbollah\u2019s efforts to rearm and rebuild its terror infrastructure with Iranian support,\u201d the Israeli Prime Minister\u2019s Office said in a statement on Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Israeli intelligence assessments, the terrorist group still possesses hundreds of long-range missiles and thousands of short-range rockets, representing between 10 percent and 20 percent of its pre-war arsenal.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hezbollah also reportedly maintains more than 1,000 drones and continues expanding its arsenal<\/a>. While its recruitment falls short of pre-war numbers, the group still reportedly retains over 40,000 terrorists.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe facts remain that extensive Hezbollah military infrastructure still exists south of the Litani River. The goal of disarming Hezbollah in southern Lebanon remains far from being achieved,,\u201d the Israeli Foreign Ministry said in a post on X.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHezbollah is rearming faster than it is being disarmed,\u201d the statement read.
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