Updated
Updated · The Guardian · Jun 17
G7 Leaders Demand Immediate Lebanon Ceasefire, Back Hezbollah Disarmament at 7-Nation Summit
Updated
Updated · The Guardian · Jun 17

G7 Leaders Demand Immediate Lebanon Ceasefire, Back Hezbollah Disarmament at 7-Nation Summit

3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jun 17

Summary

  • An immediate ceasefire in Lebanon was the G7’s main new demand in a joint statement issued on the summit’s final day in France.
  • The 7-nation group tied that call to support for Lebanese leaders seeking Hezbollah’s disarmament and a state monopoly on arms.
  • The statement also backed protecting Lebanon’s territorial integrity and sovereignty with what it called appropriate international security guarantees.
  • G7 leaders framed the Lebanon push as part of a broader effort to stabilize the region and help secure a US-Iran deal.

Insights

Can Lebanon's army disarm Hezbollah without plunging the nation back into civil war?
With a US-Iran deal imminent, can a separate peace between Israel and Lebanon even succeed?
If Hezbollah's arsenal is gone, who will guarantee Lebanon's defense from foreign attacks?