Analysis: What happens next in Lebanon as Hezbollah rejects ceasefire with Israel?
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Presidential Palace was awaiting the response of Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, a close Hezbollah ally, to the ceasefire framework outlined in Thursday’s joint Lebanese-Israeli declaration issued after a new round of US-mediated negotiations.
Berri’s reaction was mixed, backing some elements while rejecting others.
In an official statement, he said: “It might have been positive had it included a comprehensive, unconditional ceasefire and a complete Israeli withdrawal from occupied territories.”
He added: “The agreement is a trap as it was laden with additional conditions, most notably the requirement of a Hezbollah ceasefire and the evacuation of all its members from south of the Litani River.”
