Hezbollah's leader has vowed not to disarm, saying the Lebanese government's decision to remove its weapons by the end of the year serves Israel's interests.

The visit by Ali Larijani, the head of Iran’s top security body, came as the Lebanese government moves to disarm Hezbollah, the militant group that has long been Tehran’s most powerful regional ally.

Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir has pushed back against a proposal to control Gaza City, according to officials. One hard-right member of the government suggested he could be dismissed.

Netanyahu has described Gaza City as Hamas’s “capital of terrorism,” claiming that the militant group uses the area to launch rockets at Israeli communities. But it remains unclear what an occupation of the city might look like and how long such an offensive may last.