Nabih Berri, Lebanon's Parliament Speaker and head of the Shia Amal movement, warned against civil war in Lebanon over the emerging agreement with Israel. Berri said that if internal discord erupts, Lebanon will be like a young camel — unable to carry riders or give milk, according to Abu Ali Express.
Nabih Berri, the Lebanese Parliament Speaker and head of the Amal movement — who also serves as a key Hezbollah interlocutor with the West — issued a stark warning Saturday against civil war in Lebanon over the emerging agreement with Israel. Berri used a Bedouin proverb, saying the country would be like a young camel (בן נאקה) that is too weak to carry a rider and has no udders to milk, if internal conflict breaks out.
Berri's warning comes against a backdrop of heightened tensions within Lebanon's political and sectarian landscape. In recent weeks, Berri himself conveyed Hezbollah and Amal's readiness for a full ceasefire to the U.S. ambassador, as The Zioneer has previously reported (June 9). At the same time, rival Christian lawmakers have accused Iran of using the deal to shield Hezbollah, while Hezbollah MPs have threatened to block any concessions to Israel.
The statement, reported by the Lebanese-affiliated the source Abu Ali Express, does not specify what specific provisions of the agreement triggered the warning. The deal's final contours remain under negotiation, with Lebanon bracing for further meetings with Israel in the coming weeks.
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