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16 Jul 2026, 12:51

Youssef Raji, Lebanon's Foreign Minister, says the decision to end Hezbollah's military role in the country was a sovereign and independent decision by Lebanon, made prior to the recent principled agreement with Israel.

Mr. Raji stated on Thursday, July 25, that this decision paved the way for an agreement reached last month through U.S. mediation between Lebanon and Israel.

Emphasizing that Lebanon has "made its decision," he said there will be no return to "the duality of sovereignty," and there is no place for weapons outside the framework of the state's legitimacy or decision-making outside the country's official institutions.

Raji also mentioned that the deployment of the Lebanese army throughout the country is an inseparable issue from the complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from all occupied areas of Lebanon.

Hezbollah, which is supported by the Islamic Republic of Iran, is recognized as a terrorist organization by the U.S., but the European Union only considers its military wing to be terrorist.
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