Incoming US ambassador to Lebanon says Hezbollah needs to be disarmed

U.S. ambassador to Lebanon nominee Michel Issa, who is of Lebanese origins, has appeared before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee in a hearing on pending nominations.

“They know that if they don’t disarm, there is something that’s gonna happen. I don’t know what’s gonna happen, but something needs to happen,” Issa said about Hezbollah.

Noting that the Lebanese government would soon meet to discuss the issue of Hezbollah’s disarmament, Issa added: “Maybe that would create some pressure and hopefully it will solve the situation, but Hezbollah needs to go, Hezbollah needs to be disarmed, to bring some kind of hope to Lebanon.”