Hajj Hassan says framework agreement is an 'Israeli-Israeli agreement'

MP Hussein al-Hajj Hassan of Hezbollah on Monday suggested that "the Presidency and the government are committing to things they cannot implement” in the negotiations with Israel.

“They send a Lebanese delegation to Rome to continue negotiations regarding pilot zones, while at the same time Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz says that 200,000 Lebanese citizens whose villages in the south were destroyed will not return," Hajj Hassan noted.

"What is your response to this statement?" the MP added, addressing President Joseph Aoun.

"In the framework agreement, you committed to disarming the resistance. You committed to something that is both wrong and sinful, and you will not be able to fulfill your commitment. You will not be able to disarm the resistance, no one will be able to disarm it, and we will not allow it,” Hajj Hassan went on to say.

"The Israelis will blackmail you to the fullest extent,” the legislator warned.

He considered that "the agreement between Lebanon, America, and Israel is an Israeli-Israeli agreement, and since the signing of the agreement until today, the destruction, bulldozing, and aggression have not stopped.”

Hajj Hassan added that “there are developments and possibilities that will bring an agreement that includes Lebanon with a ceasefire and Israel’s withdrawal from the south without any restrictions or conditions, and this requires patience and steadfastness.”

“Lebanon is the first item in the memorandum of understanding that was signed between the U.S. and Iran under Pakistani-Qatari sponsorship, with two basic conditions, which are a ceasefire without freedom of movement, and an Israeli withdrawal from all Lebanese territories,” the lawmaker added.