Hezbollah supporters protest in Beirut after US-Israel-Lebanon framework on Israel withdrawal

Hezbollah Supporters Block Roads, Encircle Govt Buildings In Beirut Over Israel Deal: 'They Sold Us Out'

Hezbollah Supporters Block Roads, Encircle Govt Buildings In Beirut Over Israel Deal: 'They Sold Us Out' Mass protests broke out in Beirut on Friday into Saturday, with supporters of Hezbollah voicing their outrage at the Lebanese government having just signed a 'trilateral peace framework' with Israel and the United States, despite the IDF occupation of southern territory and sporadic Israeli bombings persisting.  Hundreds of motorcycle-riding supporters were also seen circling streets through central Beirut, near the parliament building and along airport road. In some cases protesters blocked roads near sensitive government buildings, and were seen burning tires. The national army has set up checkpoints, seeking to return order, but in some cases didn't immediately move to disperse the protests. via AFP "We certainly condemn and denounce this shameful agreement," a 30-year old protesters from Blida, a town in southern Lebanon that Israel has occupied for months, told the NY Times. According to more: One criticism of the preliminary deal is that the timeline for Israel’s withdrawal is not fixed, instead being based on how quickly Hezbollah can be disarmed. "The enemy is being granted freedom of movement and the ability to make whatever decisions it wants in the south," Mr. Kassem said. Washington has long been seeking to push Hezbollah's influence out of national politics, and to ultimately see the Iran-backed group disarmed and its power neutered. The protester's have in turn exclaimed:  "They sold us out!" The Trump administration and Israel have been hailing it as 'historic' - also as the US is seeking to ensure the conflict in Lebanon won't derail the broader peace deal with Iran, toward getting the Strait of Hormuz open again. Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem has meanwhile in new denunciatory words on Saturday charged that Lebanon's government has given legitimacy to Israel's "occupation for many years to come" by signing the deal. "This could even lead to the annexation of these lands to the Zionist entity," Qassem said. "We say to the Lebanese authorities: It is time for you to retract your sins that are destroying Lebanon." The Hezbollah Secretary-General vowed to remain "ready to cooperate and stand together for the sovereignty of Lebanon, the liberation of its land, the expulsion of the Israeli occupier." He also said that the US deal links Israel's withdrawal to Hezbollah's disarmament throughout Lebanon, which "is an extremely dangerous proposition that crosses all red lines and makes Lebanon a pawn in the hands of the Israeli enemy." Beirut right now! People and motorcycle groups have occupied the roads in Beirut in protest of the Lebanese authorities signing and agreement with Israeli enemy that "legalized " their occupation of South Lebanon and gave legal immunity to Netanyahu regarding his warcrimes. pic.twitter.com/acHBV3dFrb — Hadi Hoteit | هادي حطيط (@HadiHtt) June 26, 2026 "The authorities are legitimizing the occupation for many years to come, and this could even lead to the annexation of these lands to the Zionist entity. Any agreement must be confined to the area south of the Litani River," he added, stressing the Shia paramilitary group's resistance to these developments will be steadfast. Hezbollah had all along refused to be at the table for the Washington-hosted talks, and it accused Israel of a war of aggression on Lebanese territory, with an aim to expand Israel's borders. Tyler Durden Sat, 06/27/2026 - 11:05

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Hezbollah supporters protest in Beirut against Israel deal

Hezbollah supporters protest in Beirut against Israel deal Hundreds of Hezbollah supporters took to the streets of Beirut from late Friday into Saturday to protest against a framework agreement reached between Lebanon, Israel and the United States. The protesters rode motorcycles through the Lebanese capital, including central Beirut, near parliament and along the airport road, hours after the agreement was announced. Footage shared by local media and on social media showed hundreds of Hezbollah supporters riding motorbikes and mopeds through Beirut's southern suburbs of Dahieh, which suffered widespread destruction in Israeli air strikes. Some protesters gathered near the seat of government and blocked a nearby main road, while other footage showed soldiers dispersing demonstrators who had blocked the airport road with burning tyres before the army reopened it, Lebanon's state-run National News Agency (NNA) said. The Lebanese army also set up temporary checkpoints across several parts of Beirut. Read more: Hezbollah supporters protest in Beirut against Israel deal Hezbollah supporters take to the streets in the southern suburbs of Beirut to protest against the trilateral agreement that was signed between the US, Israel and Lebanon on 27 June 2026 (Ibrahim Amro/AFP)  

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Hezbollah supporters protest in Beirut against Israel deal

Hezbollah supporters protest in Beirut against Israel deal Submitted by MEE staff on Sat, 06/27/2026 - 11:17 The agreement does not specify when or under what conditions Israel would withdraw from the large areas it occupies in Lebanon Hezbollah supporters take to the streets in the southern suburbs of Beirut to protest against the trilateral agreement that was signed between the US, Israel and Lebanon on 27 June 2026 (Ibrahim Amro/AFP) Off Hundreds of Hezbollah supporters took to the streets of Beirut from late Friday into Saturday to protest against a framework agreement reached between Lebanon, Israel and the United States. The protesters rode motorcycles through the Lebanese capital, including central Beirut, near parliament and along the airport road, hours after the agreement was announced. Footage shared by local media and on social media showed hundreds of Hezbollah supporters riding motorbikes and mopeds through Beirut's southern suburbs of Dahieh, which suffered widespread destruction in Israeli air strikes. Some protesters gathered near the seat of government and blocked a nearby main road, while other footage showed soldiers dispersing demonstrators who had blocked the airport road with burning tyres before the army reopened it, Lebanon's state-run National News Agency (NNA) said. The Lebanese army also set up temporary checkpoints across several parts of Beirut. Earlier on Friday, Israel and Lebanon signed the agreement in Washington following several days of talks aimed at ending the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. The agreement, reached after five rounds of direct talks, includes a pilot effort under which Lebanese soldiers would take control of two areas occupied by Israel, as well as a process aimed at disarming Hezbollah. It does not, however, specify when or under what conditions Israel would withdraw from the large areas it occupies in Lebanon. Instead, it ties any withdrawal to security developments and the removal of any threat to Israel, effectively making it contingent on Hezbollah's disarmament. Hezbollah has long maintained that it will not disarm while Israel continues to pose a threat and occupy Lebanese territory. Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah said the Lebanese authorities "will be unable to impose the implementation of the agreement signed in Washington unless they go, with American support, to civil war". Lebanon’s rulers have surrendered the country to Israel - this is no ceasefire Read More » "What happened in Washington is an attempt to disrupt the Islamabad path, and without the resistance [Hezbollah] nothing will pass," he added, referring to the initial agreement between the US and Iran to halt the wider regional war, which includes Lebanon. On Saturday afternoon, an Israeli army drone struck the Nabatieh area in southern Lebanon, the NNA reported. An Israeli drone also dropped a sound bomb near a Lebanese army checkpoint in Nabatieh al-Fawqa. Fadlallah said Hezbollah would resist any attempt by the Lebanese authorities to implement the agreement, adding that the group would hold even more firmly to its weapons. He described Hezbollah's opposition as "serious" and said it would prevent the authorities from fulfilling their commitments under the agreement. However, he stressed that Hezbollah was not seeking a confrontation with the Lebanese army, saying: "The army will remain, the resistance will remain and the people will remain." Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, meanwhile, said the framework agreement allows Israeli forces to continue to occupy southern Lebanon if Hezbollah does not disarm. Netanyahu framed the signing of the deal as a "major blow" to Iran. "Iran is trying to force us into a withdrawal from southern Lebanon by force. In effect, Israel, Lebanon, and the United States are telling them: this is none of your business." An anchor on Israel's Channel 13, meanwhile, said sowing internal divisions in Lebanon had long been one of Israel's strategic objectives. "It seems we're leading Lebanon to a civil war. Maybe it's not so bad for us, let the Lebanese government fight Hezbollah... That's been the goal from the start," the anchor said. Israel's war on Lebanon News Post Date Override 0 Update Date Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:19 Update Date Override 0

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