U.S. envoy Tom Barrack on Monday called on Jerusalem to abide by its commitments under the ceasefire terms, following a meeting in Beirut with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun.

“I think the Lebanese government has done their part. They’ve taken the first step. Now what we need is Israel to comply with that equal handshake,” said the U.S. ambassador to Turkey and special envoy to Syria, according to AFP .

Barack was referring to the Lebanese Cabinet voting on Aug. 7 to approve disarming the Iran-backed Hezbollah terror group and ensuring that all weapons are under state control.

Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem has rejected the move, calling it “unacceptable” on Aug. 15, which prompted condemnation from Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam later that day. Salam warned that “th

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