France: Disarming Hezbollah Unrealistic While Lebanon Is Under Bombing
3/18/2026 3:43:29 PM
It would be unreasonable to expect Lebanon’s government to disarm Iran-backed Hezbollah while the country is being bombed by Israel, France’s special envoy for Lebanon Jean-Yves Le Drian said, adding that only a negotiation would resolve the crisis.
He also confirmed that "Israel occupied Lebanon for a very long time and failed to eradicate Hezbollah’s military capacity. Therefore, they cannot now ask the Lebanese government to do that job in three days under bombardment."
He also confirmed that "Israel occupied Lebanon for a very long time and failed to eradicate Hezbollah’s military capacity. Therefore, they cannot now ask the Lebanese government to do that job in three days under bombardment."