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Hezbollah disarmament integral to Lebanon-Israel security process, US official tells ‘Post’ • Kushner met Hamas delegation in Cairo, set to meet with Netanyahu in Israel
Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, Special Envoy for Peace Missions listen as Vice President JD Vance speaks during a news conference after meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran, Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Islamabad, Pakistan.(photo credit: Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via REUTERS)
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(From L) TURKISH PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chat after signing a joint defense agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Aug. 7.(photo credit: Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Turkish Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS)
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Hamas, US, and Board of Peace delegations discuss disarmament, decommissioning of terror infrastructure • Talks also included IDF withdrawal and Gaza’s reconstruction, source tells ‘Post’
US President Donald Trump listens, as his son-in-law Jared Kushner speaks, during the inaugural Board of Peace meeting at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, US, February 19, 2026.(photo credit: KEVIN LAMARQUE/REUTERS)
Hezbollah disarmament ‘integral’ to Lebanon-Israel security process, US official tells ‘Post’
The spokesperson added that the terror organization bears sole responsibility for Israel’s presence on Lebanese soil, saying, “This is precisely why Hezbollah must be disarmed and dismantled.”