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Though Hezbollah is playing along for now, there’s little expectation it would accept a more thorough disarmament, said Karim el-Mufti, a senior lecturer in global affairs at Sciences Po, a university in Paris.

In a statement on Saturday, the PKK said it hoped Turkey would release Ocalan, who has been imprisoned in solitary confinement since 1999, so he can lead a process of disarmament.

Israel has demanded the complete disarmament of Hamas, which it has so far rejected.

Israel is demanding the complete disarmament of Hamas, while Hamas rejects the prospect of Israel continuing to maintain tight security control over Gaza.

I asked a source familiar with Hezbollah's internal affairs whether it was realistic to talk about the group's disarmament.