The resistance leader accused the Lebanese government of effectively granting Israel what they failed to achieve militarily

Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem called the US-sponsored Lebanon-Israel agreement “null and void” on 27 June, saying it legitimizes Israeli occupation of Lebanon and vowed to continue defending Lebanese territory.

“This agreement is null and void,” Qassem said, adding that Hezbollah “will continue as a resistance in the field to defeat the occupation. We did not leave the field in the most difficult circumstances, and we will not leave it.”

Qassem emphasized that the Beirut ignored the Iran-US Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreement, which “placed a halt to the war on Lebanon as its first item,”  and chose to “abandon the cards of strength” while granting Israel “what it wants for free.”

The Secretary-General asserted that linking the enemy’s withdrawal to the removal of weapons across the country is a “dangerous violation” of Lebanon’s constitutional law and a betrayal of the thousands who have been killed by Israeli attacks across the country.

He added that the current proposal effectively “legitimizes the occupation for years” and allows Israel to dictate internal security matters under the guise of an ”experimental peace.”

“The experimental period might extend over months in the two regions,” referring to the so-called “pilot zones” where authority would gradually transfer from Israeli forces to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) as part of the first phase of the agreement.

He added that “and there will be no transition to another phase except with a certificate of ‘good conduct’ from Israel, implementing what Israel failed to achieve on the battlefield.”

On Saturday morning, the Israeli military claimed it had taken “full control” of Ali al-Taher Hill, the strategically vital heights overlooking the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh.

Hezbollah dismissed the claims as fabricated propaganda, while a Lebanese military source told Al Jazeera, “We have not detected any advance by Israeli occupation forces toward the Ali al-Taher Heights in the Nabatieh district.”

Since the signing of the framework agreement, Israel continues to commit various military violations across the south of Lebanon, including artillery shelling, drone strikes, and ground incursions with heavy machine-gun fire.

The signing of the framework was met with mass protests in Beirut and other areas, as demonstrators blocked roads and burned tires.

In response, Lebanese judicial authorities ordered security forces to use all necessary measures to disperse gatherings and restore public order.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed the deal, describing it as a major achievement for Israel and stating that Israeli troops would remain in the “security zones” in southern Lebanon.

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