JERUSALEM (AP) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he welcomed the Lebanese cabinets momentous decision earlier this month to work towards the disarmament of Hezbollah by the end of 2025 and it could lead to Israels troops withdrawing from the country.
He said that if Lebanon takes the necessary steps to disarm Hezbollah, then Israel will respond with reciprocal measures, including a phased reduction of the Israeli military presence in southern Lebanon.
Since the Israel-Hezbollah war ended in November with a U.S.-brokered ceasefire , Hezbollah officials have said the group will not discuss its disarmament until Israel withdraws from five hills it controls inside Lebanon and stops almost daily airstrikes that have killed or wounded hundreds of people, most of them Hezbollah members.
Beirut is under U.S. pressure to disarm the group that recently fought a 14-month war with Israel and was left gravely weakened, with many of its political and military leaders dead.
Hezbollahs leadership has vowed not to disarm, saying the national governments decision to remove the Iran-backed groups weapons by the end of the year serves Israels interests.
Israel has accused Hezbollah of trying to rebuild its military capabilities, and its military has said the five locations in Lebanon provide vantage points or are located across from communities in northern Israel, where about 60,000 Israelis were displaced during the war.
Since the war ended, Hezbollah has withdrawn most of its fighters and weapons from the area along the border with Israel south of the Litani river.
The ceasefire agreement it vague how Hezbollahs weapons and military facilities north of the Litani river should be treated, saying Lebanese authorities should dismantle unauthorized facilities starting with the area south of the river.
Hezbollah maintains that the deal only covers the area south of the Litani, while Israel and the U.S. say it mandates disarmament of the group throughout Lebanon.
The Israel-Hezbollah war started a day after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack against Israel from Gaza. It left more than 4,000 people dead and caused damage worth $11 billion .
耶路撒冷（美联社）——以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡表示，他欢迎黎巴嫩内阁本月早些时候作出的“重大决定”，即在2025年底前推动真主党解除武装，此举可能导致以色列军队从该国撤出。
他表示，如果黎巴嫩采取必要措施解除真主党武装，以色列将采取对等措施予以回应，包括分阶段减少以色列在黎巴嫩南部的军事存在。
自去年11月以色列与真主党的战争在美国斡旋下停火以来，真主党官员表示，除非以色列从其在黎巴嫩境内控制的五座山丘撤军，并停止几乎每日造成数百人死伤的空袭（其中多数为真主党成员），否则该组织不会讨论解除武装问题。
美国正对贝鲁特施压，要求其解除某武装组织的武装。该组织近期与以色列进行了长达14个月的战争，实力严重受损，多名政治和军事领导人丧生。
黎巴嫩真主党领导层誓言拒绝解除武装，并表示该国政府要求这个伊朗支持的武装组织在年底前上缴武器的决定符合以色列的利益。
以色列指控真主党试图重建其军事能力，以军方称黎巴嫩境内的五处地点提供了战略制高点，或正对以色列北部社区。战争期间，该地区约有6万以色列人流离失所。
战争结束后，真主党已从利塔尼河以南与以色列接壤的边境地区撤出了大部分战斗人员和武器装备。
停火协议对如何处理**真主党**在利塔尼河以北的武器和军事设施表述模糊，仅要求黎巴嫩当局从该河南部地区开始拆除未经授权的设施。
真主党坚称该协议仅涵盖利塔尼河以南地区，而以色列和美国则表示协议要求该组织在整个黎巴嫩境内解除武装。
2023年10月7日，哈马斯从加沙地带对以色列发动袭击。次日，以色列与黎巴嫩真主党之间的战争爆发。这场冲突导致逾4000人丧生，并造成价值110亿美元的经济损失。