Hezbollah official to Reuters: Cabinet move on army plan is ‘opportunity to return to wisdom and reason’

Hezbollah official Mahmoud Qmati remarked that a recent cabinet session discussing an army plan to establish a state monopoly on arms presented an opportunity to avert further instability in Lebanon. The cabinet endorsed the military’s plan to disarm Hezbollah but noted the army’s limited capabilities and the impact of ongoing Israeli operations on its implementation.