Reply #4: I thought this was the money quote: [View All]

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"The UN interim force in Lebanon is here to protect the Lebanese and Lebanon's sovereignty, and we want its mandate limited to that," Nabil Qaouk, the group's chief in southern Lebanon, said on Saturday.

We now have both Hiz'bullah and Israel saying UNFIL++ is there to protect them.

WRT the other issue, disarming would amount to unconditional surrender, it will not happen voluntarily, and no one seems likely to be able to force the issue, so that is all a lot of hot air.