Disarmament of Hezbollah

The disarmament of Hezbollah refers to the demand to limit or eliminate Hezbollah's military capabilities in Lebanon. Since its emergence in the 1980s, Hezbollah has operated as a Shiite Islamist group that embraces paramilitarism to attain its goals. Its key objectives include eliminating Western influence, destroying Israel, pledging allegiance to Iran's supreme leader, and establishing an Islamic government influenced by Iran's political ideology.

In early 2025 as a new government was formed in Lebanon. At the same time that Hezbollah suffered a major decline in its power, following a series of significant military setbacks suffered during its armed confrontation with Israel, which commenced on 8 October 2023 as Hezbollah intervened to support armed groups in Gaza. This presented the country a chance to pursue Hezbollah's disarmament, as the newly elected president and prime minister have prioritized it. The government's main goals for the country's recovery include notable domestic reforms, in order to match international demands and receive a $1.1B aid promised to the country, depending on it capability to enforce those domestic reforms and disarm Hezbollah.

According to available sources, Hezbollah has closed the majority of its training facilities. In light of these developments, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun proposed a framework in which former Hezbollah members could be integrated into the Lebanese Armed Forces. However, he emphasized that such integration would not involve the creation of a distinct or autonomous military unit within the army, as was the case with certain militias incorporated following the conclusion of the Lebanese Civil War.

From Hezbollah's standpoint, the principal condition for advancing the disarmament process is the provision of guarantees by Israel, specifically a formal commitment to refrain from future attacks on Lebanon and a withdrawal from the five points. An Israeli official stated that before peace talks can progress, Hezbollah must disarm. The official added that this will be very hard and that they do not know if it will succeed.

On 5 September 2025, the government met to review the Lebanese Army plan for confining all weapons in Lebanon to state control, focusing on the disarmament of Hezbollah. The meeting ended with the government accepting the army's plan.

Despite the ceasefire agreement, local and international attempts to disarm Hezbollah, reports say that from day one after the signing of the agreement, the organization began its rearmament.