Lebanon on the brink as government moves against Hezbollah

"In an emergency session held at Baabda Palace on April 9, Lebanon’s Cabinet made a consequential decision: the immediate prohibition of all Hezbollah military and security activities on Lebanese soil.

The government in many times formally demanded that Hezbollah surrender its weapons and transition into a purely political party, ending its status as an armed non-state actor.
President Joseph Aoun delivered a pointed message in a speech on April 9 underscoring Lebanese sovereignty, insisting that 'the Lebanese State must negotiate for itself,' in a clear rejection of any regional power, particularly Iran, claiming authority to negotiate Lebanon’s future.
The Cabinet also ordered the Lebanese Army and security forces to impose full state authority across Beirut Governorate, declaring that only legitimate state institutions may possess weapons within the capital." msn