A new Gallup poll cited in an X post at 9:16 p.m. UTC on December 5, 2025, shows 79% of Lebanese support disarming Hezbollah, with all sects except Shia overwhelmingly in favor, according to https://x.com/Maronidd/status/1997046751883395329 during the three-hour reporting window from 6:16 p.m. to 9:16 p.m. UTC. The same post states the poll indicates very few Lebanese sympathize with Palestinian militias and even fewer consider war with Israel legitimate. This development follows a speech earlier on December 5, 2025, by Hezbollah deputy secretary-general Naim Qassem vowing defense of Lebanon against Israel and the United States, as reported by Israel's Kan 11 Arab desk. Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Central Command, issued a statement from CENTCOM headquarters at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, between 2:46 p.m. and 5:45 p.m. UTC, according to the command's official X post at https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/1996988668171431947.
