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Friday, June 5, 2026
Lebanese parliament speaker backs simultaneous withdrawal of ally Hezbollah, IDF from southern Lebanon
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Lebanon’s parliament speaker and Hezbollah ally Nabih Berri says he would agree to the withdrawal of the Iran-backed terror group from southern Lebanon if Israeli troops simultaneously leave the territory they occupy in the country.
In written comments distributed by his office, Berri criticizes the US-mediated ceasefire framework announced this week as unfair, saying it should have included an “unconditional ceasefire by land, sea and air.”
He adds that he “agrees to… Hezbollah’s withdrawal from south of the Litani River, in parallel with the Israeli withdrawal from the areas it occupied.”
Berri is the senior-most Shiite politician in Lebanon, and his Amal Movement has historically had close ties to Hezbollah.
Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.
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