Hezbollah cornered: 'Fall of the hill is only a matter of time'

Negotiations between Israel and Lebanon are stalled over the demand to disarm Hezbollah. A Lebanese report claims that the IDF is tightening its grip around Tel Ali al-Taher and that the situation of Hezbollah and Revolutionary Guard forces is deteriorating. Meanwhile, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun requested economic aid from the World Bank for over 600,000 citizens who returned to affected areas, and the parliament is advancing sensitive laws, including abolishing the death penalty and a general amnesty.

Negotiations between Israel and Lebanon are stalled over the Israeli demand to disarm Hezbollah, according to a report in the Lebanese media. According to the report, the political track that was supposed to lead to a gradual Israeli withdrawal and the establishment of new security arrangements is now clashing with the central obstacle: Hezbollah's weapons. While Beirut prepares for an eighth round of talks, the date of which has not yet been set, the message from Tel Aviv is that there will be no withdrawal and no final agreement before the weapons pass exclusively to the Lebanese government. Sources in Lebanon clarify that American pressure on Israel is not enough, and that the problem also includes the Iranian presence and the Revolutionary Guards. A report in the Lebanese newspaper "Nidaa al-Watan" quotes a security source opposed to Hezbollah, according to which the IDF controls Tel Ali al-Taher and the exit routes from it, and the combat condition of Hezbollah and Revolutionary Guard fighters is very poor, especially on supply lines. Meanwhile, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun emphasized in a meeting with the World Bank representative the need for economic aid to more than 600,000 citizens who returned to affected areas. The Lebanese parliament is advancing sensitive laws, including abolishing the death penalty, a new communications law, and a general amnesty law that is controversial with the Lebanese army. Also, indictments were filed for financial crimes against former central bank governor Riad Salameh and the chairman of Bank Awda.