Hezbollah won't hand over 'single bullet' north of Litani, report says
Pro-Hezbollah al-Akhbar newspaper said Monday that Hezbollah will not hand over a single bullet north of the Litani River.
The daily said that according to sources the group intends to notify relevant parties of this decision.
Hezbollah says the ceasefire with Israel does not cover areas north of the Litani.
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea said Sunday the ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel stipulates the disarmament of all armed groups "across Lebanon, not just south of the Litani."
Geagea told Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem, in a statement, that the text of the ceasefire deal clearly says the disarmament should "start" south of the Litani river to later cover the entire Lebanese territory, and not that the disarmament would only cover the area south of the Litani.
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Saturday that the first phase of the weapons monopolization plan south of the Litani River is "only days away from completion" and that the state will move to the second phase which will cover the areas between the Litani and Awali rivers in south Lebanon.
The third phase will cover Beirut and Mount Lebanon and the fourth covers the Bekaa followed by remaining regions.
22 December 2025, 15:14
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Haven't I been telling you all fore the longest, they will never ever hand in their weapons.
The decision is not in Dahyieh. It's in Tehran.
All the world powers know it. The Lebanese politicians know it, but no one will say it.
22 December 2025, 17:56
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Rapidly approaching the moment when the Ayatollah will need to capitulate or choose to war against Lebanon, if only by proxy. Either way, Lebanon will emerge far stronger than will Iran or its government.
22 December 2025, 18:07
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The question is what will the President, the Prime Minister and the Chief of Staff do when Hizballah refuses to hand over its weapons north of the Litani.
If they refuse to hand of the weapons then they prove that they are a terrorist organisation operating on the sovereign territory of the Republic of Lebanon whilst receiving their orders from the Islamic Republic of Iran.
