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Hezbollah rejects U.S.-brokered Israel-Lebanon security deal as ‘surrender’
NBC News • • general
Key Points:
- Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem condemned a U.S.-brokered security agreement between Lebanon and Israel, calling it a surrender to Israel and accusing the Lebanese government of undermining sovereignty.
- The agreement includes a phased Israeli withdrawal from parts of southern Lebanon and deployment of the Lebanese army, but allows Israeli forces to remain in an expanded security zone temporarily.
- Qassem rejected provisions linking Israel’s withdrawal to Hezbollah’s disarmament, stating the group will continue its armed resistance and refused to leave the battlefield.
- Despite the agreement, Israel launched a drone strike in southern Lebanon, targeting an individual outside the designated security zone, citing a threat to its forces.
- The ongoing conflict has displaced over a million Lebanese and continues amid broader regional tensions involving Iran and the U.S.
