Lebanese Military Navigates Fragile Politics In Push To Disarm Hezbollah

Lebanon ’s army has demolished so many Hezbollah weapons depots that it has depleted its own explosives supply, as it races to meet a year-end deadline to disarm the Shi’ite group in the south under a ceasefire deal with Israel, two sources told Reuters.

The explosives shortage, which has not been previously reported, has not stopped the army from quickening the pace of inspection missions to search for hidden weapons in the south, near Israel , the two said, one of whom is a security source and the other a Lebanese official.

It would have been unimaginable for Lebanon’s military to embark on such a task at the zenith of Iran-backed Hezbollah’s power just a few years ago, and many observers were sceptical even after the ceasefire agreement.

But Hezbollah was hit hard by Israel’s war