Beirut intends to submit a plan on Aug. 31 to convince Hezbollah to disarm without using military force to remove weapons from the Iranian terror proxy, U.S. envoy Thomas Barrack said on Tuesday.

“The Lebanese army and government are not talking about going to war. They are talking about how to convince Hezbollah to give up those arms,” the ambassador to Turkey and special envoy for Syria was quoted by Reuters as saying following a meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun.

Barrack also announced that Israel is expected to issue its own framework for military withdrawal once Lebanon announces its strategy. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Monday that Jerusalem stands ready to support Lebanon in its efforts to disarm Hezbollah, in addition to working together towa

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