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Lebanon Rejects US-Brokered Israel Deal, Vows Continued Fighting

6/30/2026

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Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri declared the U.S.-brokered Israel-Lebanon agreement will not be implemented.
Lebanese officials and Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem rejected the U.S.-brokered framework, calling it humiliating, rejecting disarmament and vowing continued fighting.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio praised the deal as a milestone for President Donald Trump and pledged $100 million aid.
A senior Israeli official said the framework supersedes the earlier Iran-Pakistan memorandum on ending military operations.

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Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri declared the U.S.-brokered Israel-Lebanon agreement will not be implemented.
Lebanese officials and Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem rejected the U.S.-brokered framework, calling it humiliating, rejecting disarmament and vowing continued fighting.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio praised the deal as a milestone for President Donald Trump and pledged $100 million aid.
A senior Israeli official said the framework supersedes the earlier Iran-Pakistan memorandum on ending military operations.