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 is gradually handing over its southern positions to the Lebanese army under a fragile ceasefire with "Israel," amid U.S. pressure, looming sanctions, and growing calls to confine all weapons to state control.