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A Hezbollah-affiliated Lebanese lawmaker has declared that the group will never disarm, rejecting international pressure. He argued disarmament would undermine Lebanon's self-defense and denounced foreign intervention as a violation of sovereignty.
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has pledged security reforms to bring weapons under state control. Some Shia Muslim armed groups, led by Muqtada al-Sadr, have agreed to integrate into government forces, but others, such as Kataib Hezbollah, remain opposed. The road ahead is uncertain, with analysts warning the process will be long and complex.
Hamas official Husam Badran stated in an interview with Al Jazeera that the group will not surrender its weapons, but will restrict visible arms to official Palestinian police. The remark comes ahead of Cairo talks aimed at salvaging a US-mediated ceasefire, with disarmament remaining a key sticking point.
