Hezbollah responds to Aoun: Framework agreement is void and a free gift to Netanyahu - Sarmad
Deputy Hassan Fadlallah of Hezbollah deemed the Framework Agreement with Israel null and void, calling it a gift to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in response to Lebanese President Joseph Aoun’s defense of the deal.
Fadlallah, a member of the Lebanese Parliament representing the Hezbollah bloc, stressed that the “Framework Agreement” concluded with the Israeli enemy is non-existent and carries no charter, constitutional, or legal value, nor is there any possibility of its implementation on the ground.
Fadlallah argued that the Lebanese authority “signed an agreement that contains not a single clause serving Lebanon’s interests, but rather fully serves the enemy’s objectives, which it failed to achieve militarily.” He pointed out that “the agreement entrenches the occupation, establishes a buffer zone, prevents the international prosecution of the enemy, and seeks to eliminate resistance by using the continued presence of the occupation as a tool of pressure.”
He clarified that “there is a cross-sectarian national opposition that rejected the agreement, causing the authority to lose its bearings and resort to justifications,” adding that supporters are “merely a political and popular minority and remnants of May 17.”
Fadlallah revealed that the true objective of the agreement is to present Lebanon as a “free gift” and a bargaining chip in Netanyahu’s hands at the Iranian-American negotiation table. He noted that Iran’s previous insistence on linking the Israeli withdrawal to the memorandum of understanding was a source of strength, but the authority squandered this leverage.
He concluded by affirming that the resistance and the people of the South will not allow the enemy to implement this unilateral agreement, and that the authority will not succeed in imposing it on the people, regardless of the justifications it offers.
These remarks came in response to Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, who earlier on Sunday insisted that he is not enamored with Israel but had accepted the “Framework Agreement” as a solution to halt the war and spare bloodshed, challenging critics by offering a practical alternative.
Aoun emphasized that what was signed in Washington on June 26 under U.S. sponsorship is merely a “framework” and not a final agreement, denying that it resembles the May 17, 1983 agreement.
The 14-point agreement obliges the Lebanese government to enable the army to exert full control and disarm non-state armed groups (a reference to Hezbollah), while characterizing Israeli operations as a direct result of attacks by these groups.
