Attention turns to Beirut as US envoy Tom Barrack arrives to hold talks with senior officials regarding Israel’s response to the US proposal to solidify the ceasefire agreement and confine arms to the Lebanese state. Lebanon hopes to pursue a diplomatic path to halt Israeli aggression and compel an end to occupation, with a sovereign decision to monopolize arms within the state. Political analyst George Al-Aqouri emphasized Lebanon’s desire to engage with Hezbollah politically like other factions, marking a new era that ends dual weapons and exclusive war decisions. Despite Israel’s response, Lebanon opts for diplomatic resistance over military, urging Hezbollah to accept its role within Lebanon without imposing views on the state and people. Meanwhile, Israel and the US maintain a non-sovereign logic demanding total subjugation of the resistance project from Syria to Lebanon to Palestine.

Hezbollah remains committed to the ceasefire and is ready for a defensive strategy under state authority. Hezbollah’s secretary-general Naeem Qassem reiterated refusal to disarm, calling the government’s decision unconstitutional and influenced by US-Israeli pressures. The US pushes for a peace agreement contingent on Hezbollah’s disarmament, supporting a unified Lebanese state with exclusive army arms and backing President Aoun. Barrack recently met Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and other officials to discuss Syria and Lebanon.