Hezbollah supporters are blocking roads across multiple locations in Beirut on Friday night, protesting the emerging agreement between Lebanon and Israel, according to a single report. The new roadblocks expand on demonstrations reported earlier in the evening near the Dahieh neighborhood and Beirut's airport.
Hezbollah supporters have expanded their protest against the Lebanon-Israel agreement, blocking roads at additional locations across Beirut on Friday night, according to a single report from the Abu Ali Express outlet. The new blockages follow protests earlier in the evening, when supporters blocked the Al-Mashrafiya bridge in Beirut's Dahieh neighborhood and staged a large demonstration near Beirut's international airport — both reported by the same source as developing events. Hezbollah's leadership formally rejected the framework deal on Friday evening, stating the organization is not committed to the accord, as The Zioneer reported earlier. The protests come amid growing internal tensions in Lebanon between the government, which backs the U.S.-mediated agreement, and Hezbollah, which views the deal as a threat to its interests.
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