Lebanon parliament speaker supports Hezbollah pullback in parallel with Israeli withdrawal

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s parliament speaker and Hezbollah ally ​Nabih Berri said on Friday he would agree to the withdrawal of the Iran-backed group ‌from southern ‌Lebanon ​if Israeli ‌troops ⁠simultaneously ​left territory ⁠they occupy in the country. In written comments distributed by his office, Berri criticized the ⁠US-mediated ceasefire ‌framework ‌announced this week ​as ‌unfair, saying it ‌should have included an “unconditional ceasefire by land, sea and air.”

Lebanon parliament speaker supports Hezbollah pullback in parallel with Israeli withdrawal
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s parliament speaker and Hezbollah ally ​Nabih Berri said on Friday he would agree to the withdrawal of the Iran-backed group ‌from southern ‌Lebanon ​if Israeli ‌troops ⁠simultaneously ​left territory ⁠they occupy in the country. In written comments distributed by his office, Berri criticized the ⁠US-mediated ceasefire ‌framework ‌announced this week ​as ‌unfair, saying it ‌should have included an “unconditional ceasefire by land, sea and air.”

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