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Lebanon Shortlists Verifiers for Hezbollah Disarmament, Kataeb Urges Intifada

8/9/2026

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Gemayel Calls Intifada

Kataeb Party leader Sami Gemayel called for a Shi’ite “intifada” against Hezbollah, saying the group is held hostage.
Gemayel asked Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri how to urge Shi’ites to distance from Hezbollah, but Berri ended the discussion.
Gemayel backed the U.S.-backed Israel-Lebanon talks, which President Joseph Aoun said have progressed on the border, prisoners and a planned ceasefire and pilot zones.

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Lebanon Seeks Verifiers

Lebanon announced a shortlist of nations to verify Hezbollah’s disarmament, with the United States to select them.
Israel and the United States vetoed France’s inclusion, while Lebanon rejected private security firms, insisting only sovereign states may verify.
Officials are debating a new UN mandate, a separate UN agency, or a bilateral memorandum for the verification force.
UNIFIL’s mandate expires at year-end, prompting calls for a new UN Security Council resolution.

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Gemayel Calls Intifada

Kataeb Party leader Sami Gemayel called for a Shi’ite “intifada” against Hezbollah, saying the group is held hostage.
Gemayel asked Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri how to urge Shi’ites to distance from Hezbollah, but Berri ended the discussion.
Gemayel backed the U.S.-backed Israel-Lebanon talks, which President Joseph Aoun said have progressed on the border, prisoners and a planned ceasefire and pilot zones.

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