As of September 19, 2026, Hezbollah justified its military arsenal by citing Israel's ongoing occupation and sustained attacks. The situation in Lebanon remains at a stalemate between Hezbollah and Israeli forces.
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Angela Diffley is pleased to welcome Dr Filippo Dionigi, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at the University of Bristol. According to Dr. Dionigi, the central obstacle to Hezbollah’s disarmament is not simply the military capacity of the Lebanese state, but the absence of a political settlement capable of making disarmament both legitimate and sustainable. While additional fu