BEIRUT, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese group Hezbollah said Tuesday that one of its members was killed by an Israeli drone strike on a vehicle in the village of Brital, eastern Lebanon.
A Lebanese security source told Xinhua that the dead was a Hezbollah military operative named Houssam Ghrayyeb.
In a separate development, local TV channel Al-Jadeed reported that the Lebanese cabinet on Tuesday tasked the army with drafting a plan to disarm Hezbollah and ensure that all weapons are under the sole authority of the state by the end of the year.
The army was asked to submit the plan to the cabinet by the end of August, it reported, adding that a follow-up cabinet meeting is scheduled for Thursday to continue discussions on the issue.
Since Nov. 27, 2024, a ceasefire agreement brokered by the United States and France has been in effect between Hezbollah and Israel, putting an end to clashes that had erupted in the wake of the war in Gaza.
Despite the agreement, the Israeli army occasionally carries out strikes in Lebanon, claiming they are meant to eliminate "threats" posed by Hezbollah. ■
