September 5, 2025
Lebanon cabinet welcomes army plan to disarm Hezbollah; no nationwide deadline set
Lebanon agrees to disarm Hezbollah by December 31, 2025
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On Sept. 5, 2025 Lebanon's cabinet 'welcomed' an army plan to impose a state monopoly on weapons, but ministers did not set a country‑wide timetable for full disarmament.
Five Shi'ite ministers representing Hezbollah and the Amal movement walked out when Army Commander Gen. Rodolphe Haykal presented the plan.
The cabinet asked the Lebanese Armed Forces to begin implementing the plan in line with its logistical and human resources and to submit monthly implementation reports to the cabinet.
U.S. special envoy Tom Barrack said Lebanon provided a seven‑page response to a U.S. proposal and praised it as 'something spectacular', but he did not force a cabinet vote or impose a Dec. 31, 2025 deadline.
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How many Hezbollah and Amal ministers walked out of the cabinet meeting on September 5 when discussing the disarmament plan?
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The Lebanese Army Commander who presented the disarmament plan to the cabinet is named what?
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Tom Barrack triggered controversy in Beirut by threatening to end his news conference if Lebanese media behaved in what manner?
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US Senators Jim Risch and Jeanne Shaheen issued a joint statement supporting disarmament as necessary for Lebanon to be freed from the influence of which entities?
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US envoy Tom Barrack described Lebanon's seven-page response to the disarmament proposal using which specific phrase?
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Nawaf Salam
Prime Minister of Lebanon
Tom Barrack
U.S. Ambassador to Turkey and U.S. special envoy who visited Lebanon
Gen. Rodolphe Haykal
Commander, Lebanese Armed Forces