Hezbollah supporters clashed with the Lebanese army and security forces in Beirut on Saturday night, burning tires and blocking roads in protest of the US-brokered Israel-Lebanon framework agreement, according to The Jerusalem Post. Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem rejected the deal as a humiliating concession undermining Lebanese sovereignty.
Hezbollah supporters clashed with Lebanese security forces in Beirut on Saturday night, June 27, during a second wave of protests against the US-brokered framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon. The Jerusalem Post reported that demonstrators burned tires and blocked roads, with confrontations between activists and Lebanese army forces recorded in the capital.
Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem issued a statement during the weekend declaring the agreement "null and void" and calling for its cancellation, saying it was a "humiliating concession" that undermined Lebanese sovereignty. The protests followed the signing of the trilateral framework at the White House on Friday, June 26.
As The Zioneer reported on Friday evening, the deal was immediately rejected by Hezbollah. Saturday night's unrest marked the escalation of street-level opposition to the agreement, testing whether the Lebanese state can enforce its authority or whether the Iran-backed militia retains the ability to challenge government policy through force. The primary source for this report is a single outlet, The Jerusalem Post.
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