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Lebanese tourists look at a Hezbollah anti-aircraft gun.
The Shiite party, which is backed by Iran and has two ministers in the current cabinet, has repeatedly warned the government that its arsenal is not open to discussion.
The defence strategy talks, which were launched in 2006, have been repeatedly adjourned because of successive political crises and the thorny issue of Hezbollah's weapons.
The talks are also focused on the weapons of Palestinian factions outside the country's 12 refugee camps.
Israel estimates Hezbollah's arsenal at some 40,000 rockets, a significant rise from the group's 14,000 rockets in 2006, when a 34-day conflict between the two enemies killed 1,200 Lebanese, mostly civilians, and more than 160 Israelis, mostly soldiers.
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The defence strategy talks, which were launched in 2006, have been repeatedly adjourned because of successive political crises and the thorny issue of Hezbollah's weapons.
The talks are also focused on the weapons of Palestinian factions outside the country's 12 refugee camps.
Israel estimates Hezbollah's arsenal at some 40,000 rockets, a significant rise from the group's 14,000 rockets in 2006, when a 34-day conflict between the two enemies killed 1,200 Lebanese, mostly civilians, and more than 160 Israelis, mostly soldiers.
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