Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri would guarantee Hezbollah’s adherence to a “global ceasefire” with Israel if such an agreement is reached, his adviser told AFP on Tuesday.
Berri, who leads the Hezbollah-allied Amal movement, has long acted as a key intermediary between the Iran-backed group and Washington, which designates Hezbollah as a terrorist organisation.
“Speaker Berri’s main demand is a global ceasefire,” adviser Ali Hamdan said. “If a global ceasefire deal is reached, he will guarantee Hezbollah’s respect for it.”
Hamdan said such an agreement would require Israel to halt strikes “by air, land or sea”, as well as stop detonations and demolitions in south Lebanon, where Israel has been accused of razing villages during its military operations.
The comments came after US President Donald Trump said late on Monday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had agreed to call off a military raid on Beirut, while Hezbollah had agreed that “all shooting will stop”.
