Country Report on Terrorism 2024- Chapter 3 - Lebanon

Lebanon:  After the cessation of hostilities went into effect on November 27, 2024, the Government of Lebanon began to take actions to seize Hizballah weapons in the southern Litani area, consistent with the cessation of hostilities arrangements and UNSCR 1701.  However, Hizballah continued to maintain a presence and weapons caches in the southern Litani area, according to Lebanon’s Internal Security Forces public statements.  Hizballah-dominated areas of Lebanon north of the Litani River also remained a safe haven for terrorist groups.  Hizballah used these areas for terrorist recruitment, training, fundraising, and financing.

Other terrorist groups, including Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, continued to operate inside Lebanon’s Palestinian refugee camps, over which there was limited government control.

Lebanon’s lack of a strong control regime for the storage and movement of weaponizable materials posed risks for the spread of WMDs, including for potential terrorism.  In 2024, the LAF, Internal Security Forces, and other Lebanese authorities partnered with U.S. government agencies to detect and prevent the proliferation and trafficking of WMD.