Gaza faces a pivotal moment as the ceasefire enters its second phase, bringing with it a host of complex issues, chief among them the disarmament of Palestinian factions and the withdrawal of the Israeli Occupation from the territory.

Lebanon is working to reshape its relationship with Iran on a state-to-state basis, distancing it from the influence of Hezbollah, the Tehran-backed group that Beirut has set a plan to disarm, ending the era of unchecked weapons in the country.

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.

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.

Disarming the Palestinian Resistance has become one of Israeli Occupation’s declared conditions for ending its assault on Gaza—a demand that has been repeatedly echoed in Tel Aviv amid mounting American and European pressure to stop the war.