Lebanon's cabinet met to discuss Hezbollah's arsenal after Washington ramped up pressure on ministers to publicly commit to disarming the group and amid fears Israel could intensify strikes if they fail to do so. The government commissioned the army to present a disarmament plan before the end of the month. But Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said his group would not accept any timetable on handing over its weapons to the Lebanese state while Israeli strikes continue.

Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr reports from Beirut.