Report: Lebanon's response to the US proposal is in its final stages, and Beirut is committed to restricting arms to the state.

Lebanon's response to the terms of the proposal put forward by US envoy Tom Barrack during his visit to Beirut on June 19 is now in its final stages. Beirut is committed to restricting the possession of weapons to the state, provided Israel withdraws from the positions it occupies in Lebanon.

This came according to what Al-Araby Al-Jadeed newspaper reported on Friday, citing unnamed official Lebanese sources.

The sources said, "The Lebanese response to the American proposal is now finalized."

She added, "Lebanon is committed to restricting the possession of weapons to the state, in exchange for pressuring Israel to withdraw from all occupied areas and cease its attacks."

"Internal affair: What is required are firm guarantees to stop the attacks."

The report also quoted a parliamentary source in Hezbollah as saying, "Weapons are an internal matter, being discussed within Lebanon as part of a national strategy, and threats and escalation do not frighten us."

The same source added, "There are rights that we will not give up, and the Lebanese state must also defend them and not give them up."

He stressed that "what is required are firm guarantees to halt Israeli attacks and withdraw from all occupied areas."

Late Thursday evening, Al-Arabiya TV quoted Lebanese sources as saying that "the assigned committee has not reached an agreement with Hezbollah to respond to the American demands."

He added, "Hezbollah informed the representatives of the three presidents that the weapons withdrawal issue is an internal matter."

On the 29th of last month, US envoy to Syria, Tom Barrack, stated that the war between Iran and Israel paves the way for a "new path" in the Middle East.

The Israeli army launched an airstrike on Thursday evening, targeting a vehicle in the Khaldeh area, south of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, and approximately 75 kilometers from the country's border. The attack resulted in the death of a member of the Quds Force, affiliated with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, near Beirut. The Lebanese Ministry of Health confirmed the death of one person and the injury of five others.

On June 13, Israel, with US support, launched a 12-day attack on Iran, targeting military and nuclear sites, civilian facilities, and the assassination of military leaders and nuclear scientists. Iran responded by targeting Israeli military and intelligence headquarters with ballistic missiles and drones.

In defiance of the ceasefire agreement signed with Lebanon on November 27, 2024, the Israeli army carried out a partial withdrawal from southern Lebanon, while continuing to occupy five Lebanese hills it had seized during the last war. Since the ceasefire took effect, Israel has committed approximately 3,000 violations, leaving at least 224 dead and 513 wounded, according to a tally based on official data.