Iran reports fresh strikes near Qeshm Island and accuses US over ‘barbaric’ hospital attack – as it happened

Lebanon's foreign minister announced, per The Guardian, that the Lebanese government will end Hezbollah's military presence. The statement asserts that the Lebanese state now has exclusive authority over all military forces and decisions on war and peace, with no weapons permitted outside state control. This decision comes as part of US-brokered negotiations with Israel, marking a significant consolidation of state power in Lebanon.

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