A Lebanese Shia figure, cited by i24NEWS, expressed hope that the current round of talks will produce an Israel-Lebanon roadmap while voicing concern that the emerging US-Iran understanding will come at Lebanon's expense. The figure also stated a wish for neighborly ties with Israel and expressed 'longing' for King Hiram of Tyre, a historical figure associated with peace between ancient Israel and Phoenicia.
A Lebanese Shia figure, speaking to i24NEWS in an interview this evening, expressed cautious hope that the current round of talks will 'lead to a roadmap between Israel and Lebanon,' but voiced a 'heavy fear' that the emerging understandings between the US and Iran will come 'at Lebanon's expense.' The figure articulated a 'deep concern that the opportunity to create a state without Hezbollah' is being missed, while expressing a desire for 'neighborly relations with Israel' and what was termed a 'longing' for King Hiram of Tyre — the biblical Phoenician king who forged a trade alliance with King Solomon.
The remarks reflect a notable strand of Lebanese Shia opinion that diverges sharply from Hezbollah's public rejection of the US-brokered talks, as The Zioneer has reported (June 4: Naim Qassem called such talks 'absurd and shameful'). The figure's expressed wish for a state without Hezbollah's armed presence and for peaceful ties with Israel aligns with some of the concerns emerging from Lebanese government sources, who told N12 earlier today (in SAME-THREAD reporting from 09:00) that Hezbollah's weapons remain 'a basic issue for the US' and that the Lebanon and Iran files have become 'deeply intertwined.'
The interview did not specify whether the figure holds any official position within the Lebanese government or among political blocs. The path to a potential Israel-Lebanon roadmap remains entirely contingent on the outcome of US-mediated talks that, as Hezbollah has reiterated, face categorical opposition from the organization and its Iranian backers.
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