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Unreasonable to expect Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah amid bombings, France says

French envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian looks on as he meets with the Egyptian foreign minister on the sidelines of the preparatory meeting for an international conference in support of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the Internal Security Forces (ISF) in Cairo on February 24, 2026. (FILE/AFP)

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Updated 18 March 2026

Reuters

March 18, 2026 08:10

Unreasonable to expect Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah amid bombings, France says

France’s ⁠special envoy for Lebanon believes that only a negotiations will resolve ⁠the crisis

Updated 18 March 2026

Reuters

March 18, 2026 08:10

PARIS: 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 ⁠said on Wednesday, adding that only a negotiation would resolve ⁠the crisis.
“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,” Jean-Yves Le Drian told France Info radio.