After Hezbollah rejected Lebanon’s new agreement with the United States to disarm the group, calling it “as if it never existed,” fears are growing that the move could spark an internal clash between the army and Hezbollah.

Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun’s visit to Algeria aims to deepen historic ties and secure vital support as Algeria positions itself as a key regional partner amid Lebanon’s ongoing crises.

Hezbollah has reset the debate over handing over its weapons to the Lebanese state, declaring it will keep its arms until the Israeli Occupation withdraws from all occupied Lebanese territories, despite having recently shown some flexibility on the issue.

The Lebanese government has taken its first concrete step to tighten the noose around Hezbollah’s financial network by banning the central bank from dealing with institutions that fund the group—starting with al-Qard al-Hassan, considered its financial backbone.

Hezbollah has started implementing a new organizational plan aimed at merging several of its jihadist and operational units, along with institutions that share similar functions, as part of an internal restructuring process.