Berri, Hezbollah Try to Sink Israel-Lebanon Framework

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, a Hezbollah ally, said the US-brokered Israel-Lebanon framework will not pass, while Hezbollah's Naim Qassem rejected the understanding as humiliating and invalid. The backlash followed official Israeli and American statements presenting the framework as a structured path toward Lebanese army control, Hezbollah disarmament and Israeli security guarantees. Israel should read the rejection plainly: Iran's proxy camp wants withdrawal without disarmament. Jerusalem can welcome real Lebanese sovereignty, but until Hezbollah's weapons are removed from the border, IDF freedom of action and the security-zone posture remain essential.