Corinne Torbay

What they say is basically that they have completed phase one of a disarmament plan that aims to disarm all illegal armed groups across the country.

Phase one is basically related to the area south of what is known in Lebanon as the Lithuanian River, which is a river that separates the south of the country between the areas that are very close to Israel, border towns, and areas that are further inside the country.

So what it is saying is basically that it has full control now of the area between the river and the border with Israel.

Today, we heard from the office of the Israeli prime minister that said that basically what the efforts that the Lebanese army and the governments are doing are an encouraging beginning, but they are not enough.

They're not sufficient.

And Hezbollah has said that in the absence of any measure taken by Israel,

to do something in return of what Lebanon is doing, it is not going to cooperate any further or to disarm.

Well, Lebanon says it is adamant that it will not accept any presence of any armed groups anymore.

But as you said, Hezbollah is not just a paramilitary group or a militia in the country.

Hezbollah is also a very important political group with a very...

large base, and it has been quite popular among a large community in Lebanon, especially the Shia community within the country.

So what the government is saying is basically that all it wants is basically the disarmament of the group on the political level.

The group is an active group in the country.

It is in the parliament.

It is in the government.

And no one wants it to be outside this political system because it is an integral part of it.

But the efforts of the government are mainly about disarming groups and making the Lebanese government the only entity in the country that is capable of deciding of peace and war.