Hezbollah supporters blocked the main government district in Beirut, the airport road, and additional areas overnight, protesting the Lebanon-Israel agreement, according to Abu Ali Express. Protesters chanted slogans calling Prime Minister Nawaf Salam a 'Zionist.'
Hezbollah supporters renewed their protest campaign against the Lebanon-Israel framework agreement overnight Saturday, blocking the main government district in central Beirut where the cabinet convenes, the road to Rafic Hariri International Airport, and additional areas in the capital, according to a report from Abu Ali Express. Protesters chanted slogans denouncing Prime Minister Nawaf Salam as a 'Zionist.'
The overnight escalation builds on a weekend of unrest that began Friday evening, when thousands of demonstrators assembled near the airport in a Hezbollah-organized protest hours after the group's leadership publicly rejected the deal, as The Zioneer reported at 23:01 Friday Jerusalem time. By that same hour, supporters had blocked roads in Beirut's southern suburb and near the airport, expanding to multiple locations across the city. The protests later expanded countrywide. At 00:43 Saturday, The Zioneer reported that Hezbollah supporters clashed with the Lebanese army in central Beirut, and by 09:35 Saturday, the army had dispersed protesters blocking roads with burning tires. At 09:19 Saturday, the group renewed a blockade of the Al-Mashrafiya bridge in the Dahieh neighborhood, according to Abu Ali Express. Across these reports, source corroboration has remained limited — each development initially cited a single report, with no on-record confirmation from Lebanese authorities or independent newsrooms.
Hezbollah has fiercely rejected the framework agreement since its emergence, accusing the Lebanese government of surrendering to US and Israeli demands. As The Zioneer reported on Friday 21:53 Jerusalem time, the group demanded the deal be scrapped. On Saturday 07:53 Jerusalem time, it accused Israel of dragging Lebanon toward civil war, escalating its months-long rhetorical campaign against both the Israeli government and the Lebanese political establishment. The Lebanese army has repeatedly intervened to clear roadblocks, but protesters have returned each time.
It remains unclear whether the overnight blockade of the government district and airport road marks a further escalation in scope or is a continuation of the protest pattern seen since Friday. No official statements from the Lebanese government or the army regarding the latest developments have been reported, and the extent of disruptions to airport operations is not confirmed.
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