Senators propose bill offering Lebanon $200 million a year to help disarm Hezbollah

Critics have repeatedly noted that Hezbollah operatives have been released by Lebanese authorities or given only symbolic fines despite violating domestic laws.

Lebanon and Israel have agreed to a shortlist of potential foreign troop contributors to oversee Hezbollah’s disarmament, despite the group's rejection

The legislation would authorise new sanctions targeting foreign persons who support Iran’s financing of Hezbollah.

US senators introduced legislation that would authorize $200 million a year in security assistance to Lebanon’s armed forces and impose sanctions on foreign persons who back Hezbollah, a bipartisan effort to help secure peace in the country.