Lebanon faces mounting pressure as economic strain and Hezbollah tensions collide

Lebanon (MNN) -- Lebanon’s military says it needs another four months to disarm Hezbollah. The government faces mounting pressure to disarm the terrorist group, as Israel launches raids and near-daily airstrikes in southern Lebanon.Meanwhile, protests broke out in Beirut earlier this week over a new gas tax designed to benefit government employees. Elio Constantine of Heart for Lebanon says the two events are connected.Lebanon’s government is “again raising the wages of the public sector employe