26 Jul 2025 15:58 PM Hobeiche to MTV: The best solution is for Hezbollah to hand over its weapons through diplomacy, and according to my information, the party is ultimately convinced of disarmament to avoid a potential Israeli strike or dragging the country into a new danger
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