US approves $230 million for Lebanon’s security forces to disarm Hezbollah

US President Donald Trump’s administration has approved 230 million US dollars for Lebanon’s security forces to disarm the once powerful armed group Hezbollah.US approves $230 million for Lebanon’s security forces to disarm Hezbollah According to sources, the funding included 190 million US dollars for the Lebanese Armed Forces and 40 million US dollars for the Internal Security Forces. Democratic US congressional aides said the funds had been released just before Washington’s fiscal year ended on 30th September.
President of Lebanon Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam asked the secuity forces to devise a plan to ensure that all arms across the country would be in the hands of security forces by the end of the year. Meanwhile, Hezbollah has rejected calls to disarm since the devastating war with Israel.