Rubio says peace 'achievable', problem 'not Israel or Lebanon' but Hezbollah

W460

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that peace between ‌Israel and Lebanon is "achievable" and that "the problem is not Israel or Lebanon" but Hezbollah.

Rubio told reporters on Tuesday at the White House that he thinks "a peace deal between Lebanon and Israel ​is imminently achievable and should be".

"What has to happen in Lebanon, what everybody wants to see, is that you have a Lebanese government with the capability to go after ​Hezbollah ​and take Hezbollah apart," Rubio said.

"We're gonna do everything we can to make sure that both sides continue to talk so that progress can be made at some sort of permanent ceasefire that isn't constantly spoiled by Hezbollah and by Hezbollah's violence," he added.

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Missing lebaneseamericanagain 06 May 2026, 15:19

Hezbollah must be disarmed and end this charade, once and for all!!

Missing HellAndWaite 06 May 2026, 16:38

Not far enough ... the deal should include running the entire population through Russia's re-education camps .. the adults can go to camp for a year or two .. the children might take longer ...

Default-user-icon AEM (Guest) 06 May 2026, 16:07

The solution is simple, give Israel 45 days to operate quickly and methodically to eliminate as many of Hizballah leadership and politicians, whoever is left of their loud mouthed leaders after the 45 days, President Joseph Aoun will need to grow a set of you know what and issue arrest warrants for treason and causing irreparable harm and destruction in a country for the cause of another country. President Trump will need to initiate this proposal and use some of our assets and help Israel to eliminate these ghoulish thugs who killed many Americans over the last 47 years including 243 innocent marines in 1982.

Default-user-icon Peter (Guest) 07 May 2026, 07:19

Finally the West and the USA have acknowledged the hizbollah cancer after sitting back and watching for the last 30 years as their cancer grew in poor Lebanon. Bring on the chemo and radio therapy!