Lebanon bans Hezbollah ‘military activities’ after retaliatory strikes launch from Beirut

Published March 2, 2026 8:04am ET



Lebanon banned Hezbollah from conducting “military activities” on Monday in response to the Iran-backed terrorist group’s attack on Israel.

The development comes after joint U.S.-Israeli strikes in Iran over the weekend killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and prompted a wave of retaliatory strikes in the Gulf Region.

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