BEIRUT - Hezbollah on Wednesday rejected the Lebanese government's decision to bring weapons under state control, calling it a capitulation to foreign pressure.

The decision reportedly mandates the Lebanese army to develop a plan to centralize and limit all weapons possession by the end of the year.

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Hezbollah criticized the move as endangering Lebanon's sovereignty and benefitting Israel. "This weakens Lebanon's position in the face of ongoing Israeli-American hostility and gives Israel what it failed to achieve through war," it said in a statement.

The group accused the government of submitting to external dictates, referencing Prime Minister Nawaf Salam's announcement that the cabinet would continue discussions on a US proposal to disarm Hezbollah on Thursday and had tasked the army with implementing it.

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"This decision undermines Lebanese sovereignty and gives Israel free rein to tamper with Lebanon's security, geography, politics, and even its future," Hezbollah said, adding that the group "will treat this decision as though it does not exist."