NEWSRAEL: These talks and joint statement should be seen as part of an international effort to put pressure on Hezbollah. Whereas Hezbollah could once, if not to reply on Arab support, at least Arab silence, this is no longer the case. The Hezbollah will not give up its weapons, unless it is forced to do so, but this is a small step to de-legitimize their claim of a right to be a private army inside Lebanon.

Notice that they do not say "Hezbollah". They do not need to.

The Lebanese new site, "Naharnet" reports that Saudi Arabia and France stressed in a joint statement issued after talks between French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that the Lebanese government needs to “carry out comprehensive reforms.”

It also needs to “abide by the Taef Accord, which is entrusted with national unity and civil peace in Lebanon,” the statement said.

The statement also called for “limiting the possession of arms to the legitimate institutions of the Lebanese state,” while emphasizing that “Lebanon should not be a launchpad for any acts of terror that would undermine the region’s security and stability, nor a source for the trade of drugs.”