Hezbollah rejects Israel and Lebanon's landmark peace framework
Hezbollah on Saturday rejected another agreement Lebanon made seeking to end the conflict with Israel, saying it crossed “all red lines.”
TL;DR
- Hezbollah rejected a landmark security agreement between Lebanon and Israel, stating it crossed "all red lines."
- Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem accused the Lebanese government of making unilateral concessions and criticized provisions tying Israeli withdrawal to Hezbollah's disarmament.
- Qassem declared the deal "null and void" and pledged to continue operations.
- The rejection could derail the United States' temporary ceasefire with Iran, which has contingent peace deal terms on unconditional Israeli withdrawal.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu previously described the framework agreement as a "severe blow to Iran."