BEIRUT: A member of Lebanon’s parliament has condemned the framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon, describing it as an “agreement of humiliation and disgrace”.
Hassan Fadlallah, a lawmaker from Hezbollah’s Loyalty to Resistance bloc, said the framework would trigger “internal conflict” in Lebanon and predicted that it would never be implemented.
The agreement, signed in Washington, DC, outlines a “sequenced process” under which the Lebanese army will restore “effective sovereign authority over all Lebanese territory”, pending the verified disarmament of non-state armed groups — a clear reference to Hezbollah.
The Iran-backed group did not participate in the months-long US-mediated negotiations between Israel and Lebanon that culminated in the signing of the framework. On Saturday, Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem also rejected the agreement, calling it “humiliating, shameful and a surrender of sovereignty.”