BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s army chief on Monday briefed the government for the first time on its plan to disarm the militant group Hezbollah, while Israel carried out airstrikes in southern and northeastern Lebanon that killed two people.

Army commander Gen. Rudolph Haikal’s report came a month after the Cabinet discussed the military’s plan to put all weapons under state control.

No details of his briefing were immediately shared. Information Minister Paul Morcos told reporters that the Cabinet decided to keep the plan and all discussions about it “secret.”

Hezbollah has rejected the plan, saying it won’t discuss disarmament as long as Israel continues to occupy several hills along the border and carries out almost daily strikes. The group was badly weakened during its latest war with Isr

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