A multinational US-led committee tasked with overseeing the Israel-Hezbollah 2024 ceasefire agreement has held its first meeting this year, as the Lebanese army is due to complete the initial stage of its plan to bring all weapons under state control.
For the third time, the Israeli and Lebanese delegations are expected to include civilian representatives alongside their military counterparts.
Israel has this week repeatedly bombed areas of Lebanon far from the border region where most of its strikes since the ceasefire have been focused.
Last August, the Lebanese government took the unprecedented decision to disarm Hezbollah − the once-dominant force in Lebanon that was severely weakened by its latest war with Israel.
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