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'All security and military activities of Hezbollah are to be prohibited with immediate effect' - Lebanon's PM hold talks with president

'All security and military activities of Hezbollah are to be prohibited with immediate effect' - Lebanon's PM hold talks with president

"Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam announced an immediate ban on all security and military activities carried out by Hezbollah on Monday. "The Lebanese state unequivocally rejects any military or security actions launched from Lebanese territory outside the remit of its legitimate institutions," he said. "It affirms that the Lebanese state is the sole authority with the right to make decisions regarding war and peace. To this end, all security and military activities of Hezbollah are to be prohibited with immediate effect, as such activities are considered illegal." "Hezbollah is obliged to hand over its weapons to the Lebanese state and limit its activities to the political sphere within the constitutional and legal frameworks," he went on. He also called on 'guarantor states' of the earlier peace deal with Israel - primarily the US and France - to "obtain a clear and definitive commitment from Israel to cease all attacks on Lebanese territory." His remarks came after Israel said it had carried out strikes in Lebanon, which it said came in response to Hezbollah attacks. Hezbollah said its own strikes on Israel came in response to the assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and described the operation as being carried out “in defence of Lebanon and its people.” "