The End of the American Deadline for Disarming Hezbollah.. Did Netanyahu Get a Green Light from America?

Tonight marks the end of the American deadline granted to the Lebanese government to disarm Hezbollah by the end of 2025, amid Israeli occupation state estimates of the possibility of the region entering combat days, and anticipation of final political directives from Netanyahu after his meeting this week with US President Donald Trump.

It cited data from the Israeli army, claiming that Hezbollah "violated the ceasefire 2,024 times", while "the Lebanese army" implemented measures on "593" of those violations.

It added that "863" requests were referred to the Lebanese army for enforcement, and that the Israeli army itself carried out about "90" measures, while "145" remained classified as "open" targets against which no measures have been taken yet.

The end of the deadline coincides with the continuation of field tensions, as media reports spoke of the intensification of the occupation army's aircraft raids in southern Lebanon as the final date approaches, while Lebanese authorities say they have made significant progress in their steps south of the Litani.

Donald Trump recently confirmed, alongside Israeli occupation government Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during their meeting at Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida that the Lebanese government is in an uncomfortable situation, considering that Hezbollah is behaving badly, and added: "We will see what Lebanon's efforts to disarm it will yield".

Trump evaded answering questions about whether Israel should launch an attack if Hezbollah does not disarm by 2026, saying: "We will see what happens". According to sources who conducted interviews, the lack of clarity in the leaders' meeting results is what raises concern, and the sources added: "It is impossible to predict the consequences for Lebanon, but it is possible to expect many changes at the beginning of the year".

On a parallel line, a website quoted an American official as saying that Netanyahu raised during his meeting with President Trump the file of "Hezbollah's efforts to rebuild its long-range missile arsenal in Lebanon", within a broader discussion that included Iran and possibilities of escalation in 2026.

Israeli occupation state War Minister "Israel Katz" had announced in November last year a deadline ending at the end of this year, for Hezbollah to hand over its weapons to the Lebanese army, otherwise Israel will intervene by force.

Hebrew media outlets have leaked information throughout the past period about the occupation army completing preparations for plans to launch a large-scale military operation in Lebanon, awaiting the political decision, which is supposed to be decided during Netanyahu and Trump's meeting, which does not seem clear yet.

Despite the ceasefire with "Hezbollah" that began on November 27, 2024, the occupation continues its violations, which have left hundreds of victims in southern Lebanon, as Israel continues to occupy 5 Lebanese hills in addition to other areas it has occupied for decades.

Since the agreement came into effect, Tel Aviv and Washington have been pressuring the Lebanese government to confine arms to the state, while "Hezbollah" refuses to disarm, and calls for Israel's withdrawal from Lebanese territories, and the pressures and debate coincide with diplomatic moves and indirect negotiations, within the "Mechanism", amid differences in interpreting what has been achieved and what is required later.

The "Mechanism" is a committee that brings together Lebanon, Israel, and the United Nations Interim Forces (UNIFIL), under American-French sponsorship, to monitor the implementation of the agreement to cease hostilities.

Last week, Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati announced the near completion of the first phase of the army's plan to implement the government's decision to confine arms to the state, including "Hezbollah's" weapons, and Mikati expressed the state's readiness to start the second phase, north of the Litani River and up to the Awali River, calling for full support to enable the army to perform its required tasks to complete the implementation of the plan.