BEIRUT, June 20 (Xinhua) -- A Hezbollah-allied lawmaker said the Shiite militant group will not give up its arms even if Israel pulls out of the disputed Shebaa Farms in south Lebanon, local daily Al-Akhbar reported Friday.

    "Any Zionist withdrawal from Shebaa Farms would be a big achievement for the resistance, and would be the outcome of its role and pressures," Hezbollah MP Hassan Fadlallah was quoted as saying.

    However, any retreat "will not change the fact that Lebanon needs the resistance," he said.

    Hezbollah was the only Lebanese group which did not have to hand over its weapons in 1989, according to the Taef accord which ended Lebanon's 15 years of civil war.

    Hezbollah has been holding onto its arms under the pretext of resisting Israel and liberating all Lebanese territories.

    Hinting at the U.S. role, Fadlallah said "those who think that putting Shebaa Farms under international supervision could put pressure on the resistance, delude themselves."

    During an unannounced visit to Beirut on Monday, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said it was time to resolve the Shebaa issue in accordance with UN Resolution 1701.

    The resolution put an end to 34 days of war between Hezbollah and Israel in 2006, and called for deployment of Lebanese army in south Lebanon and disarmament of all militias in the country.

    A Western-backed plan on solving the Shebaa Farms issue is to put it under UN supervision until a solution is reached between Lebanon, Syria and Israel on its legitimate ownership.

    Lebanon claimed ownership of Shebaa Farms, where the borders of Lebanon, Syria and Israel meet.

    Israel said they are part of Syrian territory it conquered in 1967 along with the Golan Heights, and should be dealt with as part of negotiations with the Syrians.