Trust in Hezbollah's leadership has fallen to 59.4% from a previous 85%, with 42% of Shia reporting anger or worry over how the organization has conducted itself. A total of 67.4% of respondents believe the costs of the war were too high relative to the objectives achieved by the group. Most participants, 71%, believe the authority to make decisions about war and peace should reside solely with the national leadership of Lebanon.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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66% of Lebanon Shia Favor Disarming Hezbollah After Trust Drop
Geopolitics7 days ago
A new poll of 800 members of the country's Shiite population found that 63.3% support some form of agreement with Israel, including direct talks or mediated deals. The survey by Statistics Lebanon reveals that 66.4% of respondents favor handing over Hezbollah's weapons to the Lebanese state, and only 5.9% want the group's current leadership to be strengthened. Additionally, 51.1% of those surveyed view the Lebanese Army, rather than Hezbollah, as the primary guarantor of long-term security.
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