# 'Stalemate' in Lebanon: Hezbollah justifies weapons, citing Israeli occupation and ongoing attacks

https://mins.news/en/item/63208

- France 24, 2026-09-17 18:44 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/stalemate-in-lebanon-hezbollah-justifies-weapons-citing-israeli-occupation-and-ongoing-attacks

> Dr Filippo Dionigi of the University of Bristol says Hezbollah’s disarmament is held back not simply by the Lebanese state’s military capacity, but by the lack of a political settlement that could make disarmament legitimate and sustainable. More funding and weapons for the Lebanese Armed Forces would not resolve that fundamental political dilemma.

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