Hezbollah says framework agreement will not be implemented, insists on keeping its weapons

Lebanese MP Hassan Fadlallah, a member of Hezbollah’s Loyalty to the Resistance parliamentary bloc, said the group will continue to hold on to its weapons, describing them as essential for protecting and defending Lebanon. He also said what he called the “agreement of humiliation and disgrace” signed by the Lebanese authorities with Israel “will not be implemented”, accusing the government of surrendering national sovereignty and bowing to foreign pressure.

Fadlallah delivered the remarks during a memorial ceremony organised by Hezbollah for Ali Al-Rida Haidar Faqih at Al-Sayyida Al-Zahra Hall in Ain Al-Delbeh, located in Beirut’s southern suburbs. The event was attended by religious figures, local dignitaries, residents, and the families of the martyrs.

He said the resistance milieu was destined to remain “in revolt and resisting occupation and oppression”, adding that Hezbollah had taken up arms because the Lebanese state had failed to protect its people or liberate occupied land. He accused the current authorities of prioritising foreign loyalties over Lebanon’s interests and signing what he described as a “deed of surrender” that contradicts the principles of a sovereign state.  

Fadlallah also accused the authorities of “selling out the south and its people”, abandoning their national responsibilities and giving Israel cover to continue its attacks. He claimed the agreement served Israel’s interests, while the Lebanese authorities received nothing in return except “Israeli praise and applause from those who support normalisation with the Israeli enemy.“

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