Hezbollah Rejects Israel-Lebanon Framework Agreement After Washington Talks With Marco Rubio

A framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon was announced after negotiations in Washington on June 26, with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying, "This is only the beginning. Israel and Lebanon still have a long way to go."

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The agreement is described as a 14-point framework that affirms each other's right "to live in peace" and includes provisions that "all aggressive or subversive actions in international and judicial forums must cease."

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It also says the Lebanese Armed Forces must restore control over the country's entire territory "until the verified disarmament of non-state armed groups and the dismantling of the infrastructure associated with them has taken place."

The framework provides for two pilot zones—one north of the Litani River and one south of it—where the Israel Defense Forces will withdraw and hand responsibility over to the Lebanese Army, with an aim to remove pro-Iranian forces and restore Lebanon's sovereignty.

In the same reporting, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is quoted saying, "The most important thing is that Israel remains, first and foremost, in the security zone in southern Lebanon."

Hezbollah rejected the framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon, signed in Washington, and Naim Qassem said it is "nonexistent" and "a humiliation, a disgrace, and a concession of sovereignty."

Qassem said that any attempt to link Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon to disarming Hezbollah crosses "all red lines," and he urged that the agreement be replaced by the Iran-U.S. memorandum of understanding.

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In a separate statement carried by Al-Manar TV Lebanon, Qassem called on the Lebanese government to withdraw from the framework agreement and said, "We call on the Lebanese government to withdraw from the framework agreement."

The same Al-Manar TV Lebanon item also quotes Qassem saying, "we will not allow anyone to target us, and our voice will remain strong in defense of Lebanon’s sovereignty and human rights."

Across the reporting, Hezbollah’s position is framed as rejecting the framework’s linkage of Israeli withdrawal to disarmament and as insisting on implementing the Iran-U.S. memorandum of understanding instead.

The framework’s implementation is described as involving a "military coordinating group" formed by the two governments with the United States' participation to supervise the agreement.

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It also provides for the Lebanese army to gradually regain control of the country’s territory, starting with two "experimental areas" identified in coordination with the Israeli army, with later areas designated under mutual agreement.

The agreement text is described as requiring that the Lebanese army assume full security responsibility in experimental areas while a Lebanese-Israeli military coordination team under U.S. sponsorship monitors implementation and supervises the stages of Israeli withdrawal and the deployment of the Lebanese army.

In the reporting, Haaretz is cited via Quds News Network as warning that the framework agreement could pave the way to turning southern Lebanon into 'Gaza 2' because the Israeli army would remain in areas without a clear time horizon.

At the same time, the framework is presented as including a path for reconstruction and safe return for Lebanese civilians under the exclusive authority of Lebanese state institutions, while Hezbollah continues to reject the agreement and says it will not leave the field.