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Nahar Net
17 hours ago
- Politics
- Nahar Net
Report: US asks Lebanon to implement political-security roadmap within 5 months
by Naharnet Newsdesk 6 hours U.S. envoy Tom Barrack carried to Beirut a five-page political-security roadmap that Washington wants Lebanon to implement within five months, a media report said on Tuesday. 'The first step would be the consensus of the three presidents, Joseph Aoun, Nawaf Salam and Nabih Berri, on monopolizing arms, all arms, in the hand of the Lebanese state and sending this file urgently to Cabinet for unanimous approval,' Lebanese news portal Asas Media reported. 'Barrack gave Lebanon a two-week deadline to officially approve the monopolization of arms,' the report said, adding that Lebanon is asked to 'officially approve the arms monopolization article in Cabinet, in the presence of the president, the prime minister and all Cabinet members, including Hezbollah's ministers.' In return, Washington would guarantee the demarcation of Lebanon's borders with Israel and Cyprus and Israel's withdrawal from south Lebanon should the arms monopolization step be approved in Cabinet, the report said. 'As for the North Litani area, Israeli airstrikes would stop after the mechanism of monopolizing arms in the hands of the state gets verified and after Hezbollah acknowledges that it has become a political rather than a military party,' Western diplomatic sources told Asas Media. 'The mechanism will be devised by Lebanese authorities and the ceasefire committee, which will oversee the various stages,' the report added. Al-Akhbar newspaper meanwhile reported that Barrack told Lebanese officials that he would return to Beirut within three weeks to get an "answer" from them. "Barrack stressed that his president Donald Trump is very serious in dealing with the Lebanese file and that the Lebanese must offer something serious regarding the file of Hezbollah's arms, telling officials that he must get a clear answer," al-Akhbar added. The daily also revealed that Lebanese officials are mulling a specific solution to agree on it and offer it to the U.S. envoy when he returns, adding that Aoun's team has proposed a "synchronous" suggestion calling for Israel's withdrawal and the halt of its attacks in return for the Lebanese state's coordination with Hezbollah over a "major step related to arms, not necessarily south of the Litani."
Nahar Net
a day ago
- Politics
- Nahar Net
Report: US asks Lebanon to implement political-security roadmap within 5 months
by Naharnet Newsdesk 24 June 2025, 16:12 U.S. envoy Tom Barrack carried to Beirut a five-page political-security roadmap that Washington wants Lebanon to implement within five months, a media report said on Tuesday. 'The first step would be the consensus of the three presidents, Joseph Aoun, Nawaf Salam and Nabih Berri, on monopolizing arms, all arms, in the hand of the Lebanese state and sending this file urgently to Cabinet for unanimous approval,' Lebanese news portal Asas Media reported. 'Barrack gave Lebanon a two-week deadline to officially approve the monopolization of arms,' the report said, adding that Lebanon is asked to 'officially approve the arms monopolization article in Cabinet, in the presence of the president, the prime minister and all Cabinet members, including Hezbollah's ministers.' In return, Washington would guarantee the demarcation of Lebanon's borders with Israel and Cyprus and Israel's withdrawal from south Lebanon should the arms monopolization step be approved in Cabinet, the report said. 'As for the North Litani area, Israeli airstrikes would stop after the mechanism of monopolizing arms in the hands of the state gets verified and after Hezbollah acknowledges that it has become a political rather than a military party,' Western diplomatic sources told Asas Media. 'The mechanism will be devised by Lebanese authorities and the ceasefire committee, which will oversee the various stages,' the report added. Al-Akhbar newspaper meanwhile reported that Barrack told Lebanese officials that he would return to Beirut within three weeks to get an "answer" from them. "Barrack stressed that his president Donald Trump is very serious in dealing with the Lebanese file and that the Lebanese must offer something serious regarding the file of Hezbollah's arms, telling officials that he must get a clear answer," al-Akhbar added. The daily also revealed that Lebanese officials are mulling a specific solution to agree on it and offer it to the U.S. envoy when he returns, adding that Aoun's team has proposed a "synchronous" suggestion calling for Israel's withdrawal and the halt of its attacks in return for the Lebanese state's coordination with Hezbollah over a "major step related to arms, not necessarily south of the Litani."
Nahar Net
16-05-2025
- Politics
- Nahar Net
Berri blames US not Israel for ongoing ceasefire violations
Berri blames US not Israel for ongoing ceasefire violations Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri linked Friday the Israeli escalation in south Lebanon to the push for normalizing relations between Israel and the Arab world, days after U.S. President Donald Trump said Syria's president backed normalization with Israel in the future. Trump had said after meeting the Syrian interim President that Ahmad al-Sharaa backed normalization with Israel in the future but "they have a lot of work to do". The meeting took place in Riyadh on Wednesday, a day after Trump announced he was lifting sanctions on the war-battered country. "Syria is definitely on the path of joining the Abraham Accords," Berri told Asas Media, as he blamed the United States for the Israeli violations. "We have signed a ceasefire deal with the U.S. and not with Israel," Berri said. "The Americans are supposed to compel Israel to implement the deal, if they really want a ceasefire," he added. Israel has continued to launch strikes on Lebanon despite the November 27 truce which sought to halt more than a year of hostilities with Hezbollah including, two months of full-blown war. Israel's military said Thursday it killed a Hezbollah militant in a strike on south Lebanon, on the Arnoun–Yahmor road. On Wednesday, Israel said it struck and killed a "Hezbollah commander of the Qabrikha area", also in the south. Under the deal, Hezbollah was to pull back its fighters north of the Litani River and dismantle any remaining military infrastructure to its south. Israel was to withdraw all its forces from Lebanon, but it has kept troops in five areas that it deems "strategic". Lebanon says it has respected its ceasefire commitments and has called on the international community to pressure Israel to end its attacks and withdraw all of its troops.
Shafaq News
16-05-2025
- Politics
- Shafaq News
Ask the Americans, Not Israel: Lebanese Parliament Speaker slams US over continued strikes
Shafaq News/ On Friday, Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri accused the United States of failing to enforce the ceasefire agreement it brokered last year, holding Washington responsible for the continued Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon. 'Don't ask about Israel. Ask the Americans. It is not Israel we signed the ceasefire agreement with—it is the Americans,' Berri remarked in an interview with Asas Media. 'They are the ones expected to enforce it on Israel. If the Americans truly want a ceasefire, they are the ones who should ensure it is upheld.' Berri also linked the escalation along the border to what he described as 'unprecedented developments in Syria,' viewing both as part of a broader push for regional reconciliation with Israel. Israeli strikes have persisted on an almost daily basis since the November 27 ceasefire announcement. According to official reports, Israeli forces have carried out more than 3,000 breaches, resulting in approximately 200 deaths and over 500 injuries in southern Lebanon. Despite the sustained attacks, information emerging in recent weeks points to Lebanese army control over multiple Hezbollah weapons caches and facilities south of the Litani River. Additional reports indicate similar developments north of the river, suggesting a gradual dismantling of the group's military infrastructure.
Nahar Net
16-05-2025
- Politics
- Nahar Net
Berri blames US not Israel for ongoing ceasefire violations
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri linked Friday the Israeli escalation in south Lebanon to the push for normalizing relations between Israel and the Arab world, days after U.S. President Donald Trump said Syria's president backed normalization with Israel in the future. Trump had said after meeting the Syrian interim President that Ahmad al-Sharaa backed normalization with Israel in the future but "they have a lot of work to do". The meeting took place in Riyadh on Wednesday, a day after Trump announced he was lifting sanctions on the war-battered country. "Syria is definitely on the path of joining the Abraham Accords," Berri told Asas Media, as he blamed the United States for the Israeli violations. "We have signed a ceasefire deal with the U.S. and not with Israel," Berri said. "The Americans are supposed to compel Israel to implement the deal, if they really want a ceasefire," he added. Israel has continued to launch strikes on Lebanon despite the November 27 truce which sought to halt more than a year of hostilities with Hezbollah including, two months of full-blown war. Israel's military said Thursday it killed a Hezbollah militant in a strike on south Lebanon, on the Arnoun–Yahmor road. On Wednesday, Israel said it struck and killed a "Hezbollah commander of the Qabrikha area", also in the south. Under the deal, Hezbollah was to pull back its fighters north of the Litani River and dismantle any remaining military infrastructure to its south. Israel was to withdraw all its forces from Lebanon, but it has kept troops in five areas that it deems "strategic". Lebanon says it has respected its ceasefire commitments and has called on the international community to pressure Israel to end its attacks and withdraw all of its troops.
