Six years after Israeli ouster, Lebanon divided about Hezbollah arms
Six years after Israel’s pullout from Lebanon, the armed campaign maintained by the Shiite militant group Hezbollah with the backing of regional allies Syria and Iran has become a major source of division. Despite United Nations resolutions demanding the disarming of militias in Lebanon, Hezbollah insists that the disarmament of its military wing must be linked to a broad peace deal with Israel, which seems to be a remote possibility. Full Story