Resolution 1559 calls for the disarmament of all militias in Lebanon — Key Events — Levant

What happened

The Security Council (9–0, with six abstentions) calls for the withdrawal of all remaining foreign forces from Lebanon and the disbanding and disarmament of all Lebanese and non-Lebanese militias, and supports the extension of the Lebanese government's control over all its territory.

It is the text that makes Hezbollah's disarmament a whole-of-Lebanon obligation rather than a south-of-the-Litani one. Resolution 1701 incorporates it, the Secretary-General still reports on it twice a year, and the dispute over whether the 2024 cessation applies north of the Litani is a dispute about its reach.

Confidence: High

When2 Sep 2004

KindDiplomatic · Political

ArenaIsrael–Lebanon / Blue Line

Confidence: High Sources: UN Security Council resolutions, Secretary-General reports and meeting records (Levant)↗ · Established historical record Methodology Corrections

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Military2026-10-12Are Hezbollah's weapons moving to the Lebanese state — taken by the army, set on a cabinet timetable or conceded by Hezbollah's leadership?Baseline

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