BEIRUT, Lebanon, July 31, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said on Thursday that his country was determined to disarm Hezbollah, a day after the group's chief said those demanding its disarmament were serving Israeli goals.

Beirut is demanding "the extension of the Lebanese state's authority over all its territory, the removal of weapons from all armed groups including Hezbollah and their handover to the Lebanese army", Aoun said in a speech to mark Army Day.