{"id":19367,"date":"2025-04-09T14:00:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T11:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?p=19367"},"modified":"2025-04-09T14:05:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T11:05:11","slug":"hezbollah-hints-at-disarmament-as-israeli-pressure-grows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/hezbollah-hints-at-disarmament-as-israeli-pressure-grows\/","title":{"rendered":"Hezbollah Hints at Disarmament as Israeli Pressure Grows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the first time since its founding, Hezbollah is signaling a willingness to discuss one of Lebanon\u2019s most sensitive issues\u2014its military arsenal. According to a senior official in the group, such talks would only happen if Israel withdraws from the five hilltops it currently holds in southern Lebanon and halts its military strikes.<br \/>\n\u201cHezbollah is ready to discuss its weapons if Israel pulls back from the five positions and stops its aggression against the Lebanese,\u201d the official told Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>Political sources in Lebanon said that President Joseph Aoun, who took office in January and is advocating for full state control over all weapons in the country, is expected to meet soon with Hezbollah representatives to examine a gradual disarmament plan. However, both the president\u2019s office and Hezbollah have so far declined to respond officially to the reports.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hezbollah Facing Heavy Military Pressure<\/strong><br \/>\nYesterday (Tuesday), Israeli Air Force fighter jets struck a weapons depot belonging to Hezbollah\u2019s air defense network in the Beqaa Valley, deep inside Lebanon. The presence of these weapons posed a threat to Israel and was a clear violation of existing understandings between the two countries.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17971\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17971\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-17971\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/syrian3-1024x899.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/syrian3-1024x899.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/syrian3-300x263.webp 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/syrian3-768x674.webp 768w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/syrian3.webp 1187w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17971\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Israeli Air Force jets, archive | Photo: IDF Spokesperson&#8217;s Unit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At the same time, Washington is ramping up pressure on Hezbollah to disarm, ahead of a new round of talks with Iran\u2014its primary backer. According to reports, the supply routes between Iran and Syria, which served as a key pipeline for weapons to Hezbollah, have been significantly disrupted since the ousting of Bashar al-Assad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lebanese sources say Hezbollah is considering disarmament talks for the first time\u2014but only on certain conditions. 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