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.

Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt dropped a major bombshell by announcing the handover of the Progressive Socialist Party’s weapons to the state, calling it an “encouraging step” for other parties to centralize arms under Beirut’s authority.

Hezbollah faces growing political and military challenges, weakening its influence in Lebanon.

After the “devastating strikes” and Israeli breaches that killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, the party’s supporters have been “negatively affected,” prompting the leadership to adopt a “morale-boosting” rhetoric.