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Israel Resumes Strikes on Lebanon Amid Tensions Over Peace Deal
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Israel Resumes Strikes on Lebanon Amid Tensions Over Peace Deal

From Asharq Al-Awsat · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Israel resumed strikes on Lebanon on Sunday, two days after a framework agreement was signed between the two nations.
  • The agreement, signed in Washington, aims for peace but makes Israeli withdrawal conditional on Hezbollah disarming, a demand strongly opposed by the group.
  • Hezbollah lawmakers warned the deal would lead to "internal conflict," while Israel's military approved plans for continued operations in a designated "security zone."

Lebanese state media reported that Israel renewed its strikes on Lebanon on Sunday, just two days after a framework agreement was signed between the two countries. A Hezbollah lawmaker warned that the deal would lead to "internal conflict." The strikes occurred a day after one person was killed in an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon, according to the Lebanese health ministry. The Israeli military stated it targeted Hezbollah members near its self-proclaimed "security zone" extending into Lebanon. The Israeli army also reported that a soldier "fell in combat" in southern Lebanon.

the agreement of humiliation and disgrace signed by the authorities will never see the light of day

— Hassan Fadlallah, Hezbollah lawmakerFadlallah condemned the agreement, warning of severe consequences.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun had informed U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday that his country would uphold its responsibilities in implementing the framework agreement. Signed in Washington on Friday after five rounds of talks, the deal aims to establish peace between Israel and Lebanon, nations officially at war for decades. However, the agreement stipulates that any Israeli withdrawal from occupied Lebanese territory is contingent upon Beirut disarming Hezbollah, a powerful Iran-backed group.

the authorities have done amounts to sedition aimed at pushing the country into chaos and shifting the conflict from one with the enemy to an internal conflict

— Hassan Fadlallah, Hezbollah lawmakerFadlallah accused the Lebanese authorities of inciting internal strife with the agreement.

Hezbollah has vehemently opposed the negotiations and the resulting agreement. Leader Naim Qassem declared the deal "null and void" and a "surrender of sovereignty," with supporters protesting in Beirut. Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah criticized the agreement as one of "humiliation and disgrace" that would push the country into chaos and shift the conflict from an external enemy to an internal one. Iran, a key backer of Hezbollah, has insisted that any ceasefire for the Middle East war must include Lebanon.

our goal is to end the war in Lebanon, return the refugees to their homes and remove the occupation and the withdrawal of the Zionist regime from the Lebanese territory, and we are seriously pursuing

— Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iranian parliament speakerGhalibaf outlined Iran's objectives for ending the conflict in Lebanon during a call with his Lebanese counterpart.
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Originally published by Asharq Al-Awsat in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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