Hezbollah immediately rejected the new Israel-Lebanon framework, calling it "null and void" because it ties Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon to the disarmament of the Iran-backed terror group. The rejection tests whether the Lebanese state can enforce sovereignty through its own army or whether Hezbollah can again overrule the government by force.
Hezbollah rejected the new 14-point framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon almost immediately after it was signed in Washington on Saturday evening, calling the deal "null and void" because it conditions Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon on the disarmament of the Iran-backed terror group — a demand the militia deems unacceptable.
This rejection is the latest in a week of escalating opposition. On Friday at 22:38 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported Hezbollah formally stating it was "not committed" to the emerging accord. By Saturday 16:21 Jerusalem, Hezbollah's Secretary-General issued multiple public condemnations, labeling the framework a "historic error" and a "surrender to the Israeli enemy," and explicitly linking Israeli withdrawal to disarmament as a "red line." Hours later, at 21:03 Jerusalem, protests against the deal broke out in Beirut, with clashes between demonstrators and security forces.
As The Zioneer reported on Saturday at 20:18 Jerusalem, the 14-point framework includes mutual recognition and a phased IDF withdrawal conditioned on verifiable disarmament milestones. Hezbollah's ministers remain in the Lebanese cabinet, testing whether Beirut can assert state sovereignty over the armed group. Hezbollah has instead called for implementing US-Iran understandings, a position first reported at 16:21 Jerusalem Saturday.
It remains unclear whether the Lebanese government can enforce the framework's disarmament requirements without a cabinet crisis or internal security confrontation. Hezbollah has not signaled any willingness to negotiate an alternative timeline or mechanism, and its political wing has not resigned from the government.
5 developments
- StrongHezbollah says it is not committed to the framework deal with Israel
- StrongIran demands full IDF withdrawal from Lebanon; Israel publicly rejects, says it will not retreat
- StrongIsrael-Lebanon framework: mutual recognition, IDF withdrawal after Hezbollah disarmament
- DevelopingHezbollah says it rejects ceasefire, refuses to end hostilities with Israel
Source and signal
- Internal intake