Us Champions Lebanon's Response To Hezbollah Disarmament, Hints At Abraham Accords Opportunity

The U.S. envoy to Lebanon championed a consequence issued by Beirut connected Monday to a connection by Washington that elaborate nan complete disarmament of nan Iran-backed violent group Hezbollah successful speech for nan withdrawal of Israeli troops from its confederate region. 

Envoy Thomas Barrack told reporters he was "unbelievably satisfied" pinch Beirut’s timely consequence to a June 19 connection that called for nan disarmament of Hezbollah wrong a four-month timeframe. 

"What nan authorities gave us was thing spectacular successful a very short play of time," Barrack said pursuing a gathering pinch Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, who took nan apical occupation successful January. "I'm unbelievably satisfied pinch nan response."

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, right, meets pinch U.S. Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack, successful Baabda, eastbound of Beirut, Monday, July 7, 2025. (Lebanese Presidency property agency via AP)

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The news comes arsenic negotiators are besides moving to extremity Israel’s warfare against Hamas successful nan Gaza Strip aft Jerusalem saw itself facing 4 fronts conscionable past autumn pinch a warfare connected its confederate separator against Hamas, back-and-forth rocket strikes pinch Iran arsenic good arsenic pinch nan Houthis successful Yemen, and a run that unfolded successful Lebanon.

A truce was struck successful Lebanon pursuing a sophisticated pager bombing that targeted hundreds of Hezbollah members crossed nan state successful September. 

Hezbollah mostly retreated from Lebanon’s confederate region and has reportedly relinquished immoderate arms.

But reporting by Reuters connected Monday besides suggested that Hezbollah whitethorn beryllium unwilling to relinquish each its arms and nan specifications of nan U.S.-Lebanon statement that would spot nan disarmament of nan violent web stay unknown.

Israeli troops person remained successful parts of confederate Lebanon to antagonistic what it argues is simply a continued threat posed by nan violent web to Israeli communities that unrecorded connected nan bluish border, and skirmishes person continued. 

Barrack, who besides serves arsenic U.S. ambassador to Turkey and typical envoy for Syria, said he believes that, ultimately, Lebanon and Israel stock nan aforesaid extremity – peace.

An IDF worker adjacent anti-tank missiles that beryllium to nan panic group Hezbollah successful confederate Lebanon. (IDF)

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"The Israelis do not want warfare with Lebanon," he said. "Both countries are trying to springiness nan aforesaid point – nan conception of a stand-down agreement, of nan cessation of hostilities, and a roadworthy to peace."

Barrack besides suggested that nan Trump management whitethorn look to adhd Lebanon to nan database of nations that person normalized ties pinch Israel nether nan Abraham Accords – a main argumentation of Trump’s during his first management and 1 which he has erstwhile again made a apical priority. 

Fox News Digital could not corroborate whether Beirut is yet interested successful that level of diplomacy pinch its confederate neighbor.

But Barrack besides suggested that Syria has already begun "dialogue" pinch Israel. 

"The speech has started betwixt Syria and Israel, conscionable arsenic nan speech needs to beryllium reinvented by Lebanon," he said. "If you don't want change, it's nary problem. The remainder of nan region is moving astatine Mach velocity and you will beryllium near behind."

Mourners respond during nan ceremonial of Hezbollah personnel Hassan Ghassan Hijazi, who was killed by an Israeli onslaught successful Tayr Debba, successful confederate Lebanon, Jan. 11, 2025. (Courtney Bonneau/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

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The comments travel 1 week aft Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs Gideon Sa'ar said Jerusalem "is willing successful expanding nan Abraham Accords circle of bid and normalization.

"We person an liking successful adding countries, specified arsenic Syria and Lebanon, our neighbors, to nan circle of bid and normalization – while safeguarding Israel's basal and information interests," he added, though overmuch of nan normalization efforts would dangle connected Israel ending its warfare successful nan Gaza Strip. 

Reuters contributed to this report.