US State Department spokesperson: Lebanon advancing in efforts to disarm Hezbollah in south but more work needed

By Jacob Magid

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9 July 2025, 10:41 pm

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Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief

A Lebanese army jeep patrols in the southern Lebanese border village of Sarada after Israeli forces pulled out, on February 19, 2025. (Rabih DAHER / AFP)

WASHINGTON — The Lebanese government has made progress in disarming Hezbollah in the south of the country, but more work is needed to fully remove all of the weapons and infrastructure belonging to non-state actors, a US State Department spokesperson tells The Times of Israel.

Lebanese “parliament must act quickly to pass bank resolution legislation and independence of the judiciary legislation,” the State Department spokesperson says.

“We don’t want to see Hezbollah, or any other terrorist group in Lebanon, recover their ability to commit violence and threaten security in Lebanon or Israel,” the spokesperson adds.