June 27th, 2026 - 01:40 GMT
ALBAWABA- Hezbollah has rejected a U.S.-brokered framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon, refusing any proposal that links an Israeli military withdrawal from southern Lebanon to the group's disarmament. In a strongly worded speech, Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem condemned the memorandum as "futile," "humiliating," and a "roadmap for the annihilation" of part of the Lebanese people. Qassem said Hezbollah would not surrender its weapons while Israeli forces remain on Lebanese territory ...
![“Solving the conflict with the Palestinians would enable a united front with Arab countries against Iran,” Justice Minister says. [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/175049560.jpg?itok=5sVFKzcv "“Solving the conflict with the Palestinians would enable a united front with Arab countries against Iran,” Justice Minister says. [AFP]")
![Netanyahu on Monday invited Abbas to address the Israeli parliament and publicly recognize Jewish links to the land of Israel. [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/185638749.jpg?itok=jrT5fIlt "Netanyahu on Monday invited Abbas to address the Israeli parliament and publicly recognize Jewish links to the land of Israel. [AFP]")
![A Palestinian woman cooks her food on fire wood in Biet Hanun northern Gaza Strip, on November 19, 2013, due to the shortage in butane gas across the Hamas run Palestinian territory. [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/450533057.jpg?itok=yRWO-Pvx "A Palestinian woman cooks her food on fire wood in Biet Hanun northern Gaza Strip, on November 19, 2013, due to the shortage in butane gas across the Hamas run Palestinian territory. [AFP]")
![Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) executive committee member Hanan Ashrawi speaks during a press conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah. [Getty Images]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/159917248.jpg?itok=OBhXzX7_ "Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) executive committee member Hanan Ashrawi speaks during a press conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah. [Getty Images]")
![Trucks cross into Rafah town through the Kerem Shalom crossing between Israel and the southern Gaza Strip. [Said Khatib/AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/181531427.jpg?itok=MSSV4hzM "Trucks cross into Rafah town through the Kerem Shalom crossing between Israel and the southern Gaza Strip. [Said Khatib/AFP]")
![Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech attended by French President Francois Hollande and Israel's President Shimon Peres in Tel Aviv on November 19, 2013. [Getty Images]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/450526405.jpg?itok=LPh3mn9S "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech attended by French President Francois Hollande and Israel's President Shimon Peres in Tel Aviv on November 19, 2013. [Getty Images]")
![Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and French President Francois Hollande hold a joint press conference on November 18, 2013 in Ramallah, West Bank. [Thaer Ghanaim/GPO via Getty Images]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/450376705.jpg?itok=wGvI6yVN "Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and French President Francois Hollande hold a joint press conference on November 18, 2013 in Ramallah, West Bank. [Thaer Ghanaim/GPO via Getty Images]")
![Former US President Bill Clinton , Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat (R) shake hands before a meeting in the residence of the US ambassador to Norway, 02 November 1999. [Getty Images]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/156970601.jpg?itok=qMf4kH5s "Former US President Bill Clinton , Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat (R) shake hands before a meeting in the residence of the US ambassador to Norway, 02 November 1999. [Getty Images]")
