Day Army Dismantles Hezbollah Infrastructure as Aoun Visits UAE

Morning reports centered on President Aoun's declaration that "the decision to restrict weapons to state control has been made," with implementation forthcoming. A security source told France-Presse the army has dismantled over 90% of Hezbollah's infrastructure in the south. Michael Leeney replaced Jeffers as head of the ceasefire monitoring committee, seen as an American gesture toward Beirut.

President Aoun traveled to Abu Dhabi for a Lebanese-Emirati summit with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, declaring "the past is behind us" and emphasizing bilateral relations. Lebanon's Defense Minister froze weapon permits in Mount Lebanon amid regional security concerns.

Financial news highlighted Banque du Liban proposing the first draft of a bank restructuring plan. Sectarian clashes near Damascus continued, with Lebanon's Druze community mobilizing in response to violence affecting their Syrian counterparts, while Israel claimed to have struck a Syrian "extremist group" threatening Druze.