Lebanon says army disarmed 80 percent of Hezbollah in the south

Lebanon’s army has largely disarmed Hezbollah in its southern strongholds - in part with the help of Israeli intelligence - as the country’s new government moves to enforce a ceasefire that halted an intense wave of fighting with Israel last year, the Wall Street Journal reported.

“All over the Lebanese territory, the state should have a monopoly on arms,” Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said in an interview with the outlet.

The Lebanese government has achieved approximately 80 percent of its objectives in disarming militias in the southernmost areas of the country, Salam said.