Lebanon authorizes army to prepare plan to secure monopoly on arms before year-end
Earlier, Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem threatened Israel directly for the first time in months in a televised speech on Tuesday.
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam speaks to the press following the formation of the new government at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon. February 8, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/EMILIE MADI)ByREUTERSUpdated: