Samir Geagea, the head of Lebanon's largest Christian party, has called on Hezbollah to disarm in order to end the year-long war with Israel. Geagea believes that Hezbollah's continued fighting is causing destruction and death in Lebanon. Hezbollah claims it is defending Lebanon from Israeli aggression and has vowed to keep fighting. Geagea argues that disarming Hezbollah is the shortest and least costly way to end the war. He opposes the Lebanese army forcefully disarming Hezbollah and believes that an arms race with Israel would be futile.