Hezbollah MP Hassan Fadlallah said the Lebanese government lacks the tools to enforce the framework deal with Israel and warned that any attempt to impose it would lead to civil war. He reiterated that Hezbollah will retain its weapons and oppose any infringement on Lebanese sovereignty, echoing the organization's official rejection of the accord.
Hezbollah MP Hassan Fadlallah escalated the group's public rejection of the U.S.-mediated Israel-Lebanon framework deal during a Saturday morning interview on Al-Mayadeen. He asserted that the current Lebanese government lacks constitutional legitimacy and cannot enforce the agreement without triggering a civil war, even with American support. Fadlallah, a party spokesperson, reaffirmed that Hezbollah will retain its weapons and resist any attempt to compromise Lebanese sovereignty, and said Iran's position remains unchanged — Tehran will not sign a final accord before a full Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon.
This follows a series of Hezbollah statements formally disavowing the framework. As The Zioneer reported, on Friday night the organization issued a formal statement saying it is not committed to the deal, and its ministers remain in the Lebanese cabinet while opposing the pact. Fadlallah himself stated on Friday that Prime Minister Netanyahu negotiated with a partner that cannot enforce an agreement, calling hostility with Israel permanent. The organization has demanded the immediate scrapping of the accord, warning it would lead to the destruction of the state. The Lebanese government has backed the U.S.-mediated deal, creating an escalating public rift with the heavily armed Shia faction.
3 developments
- StrongHezbollah MP says group opposes direct negotiations with Israel
- DevelopingHezbollah MP warns Lebanon government against yielding any concession to Israel
- DevelopingHezbollah MP says US-Israel agreement is attempt to disrupt Iran deal
- DevelopingPersonal assessment: Lebanese army cannot be trusted to enforce deal with Hezbollah
Source and signal
- Internal intake