Lebanon excludes any normalization from its relations with Israel, but pronounces in favor of peace

The Lebanese president. Meanwhile. Furthermore, Joseph Aoun, excluded Friday, July 11, all normalization of his relations with Israel, while declaring himself in favor of peace with his neighbor, who still occupies part of his territory.

It is lebanon excludes any normalization its the first official Lebanese reaction to lebanon excludes any normalization its new the words of the. Minister of Foreign Affairs Israeli. In addition, Gideon Saar, who said on June 30 that Israel was ” interested “ by normalizing its relations with Syria and Lebanon. However. The two countries are still in a state of war with Israel, and Damascus said that a normalization was “Premature”.

The Lebanese President has “Distinction between peace and normalization”according to a press release. Therefore, “Peace is the absence of war, which is important for us in Lebanon at present. Furthermore, As for the question of standardization. In addition. it is not envisaged in the current Lebanese foreign policy ”he announced, by receiving the delegation from a reflection center.

“Preserve civil peace and national unity”

Mr. However, Aoun called Israel to withdraw from five positions which he occupies in southern Lebanon. affirming that this presence “Hoped to lebanon excludes any normalization its deploy lebanon excludes any normalization its new the army to the border”. The cease-fire agreement that ended the war between Hezbollah pro-Iranian. Israel ended in November 2024 and only the Lebanese army and peacekeepers must be deployed in the south of the country.

But Israel still regularly leads strikes on Lebanon, especially in the south, despite this agreement. On Monday, new Israeli raids, one against a vehicle, left two dead, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health. The Israeli army also bombed what it described as a Hezbollah site on June 27. Under the terms of the agreement. Hezbollah must for its part withdraw its forces and dismantle any military infrastructure in this region.

Lebanese authorities delivered Monday To the American emissary Tom Barrack their response. which was not made public, to a request to disarm Hezbollah in the rest of the country. Visiting Beirut, Mr. Barrack had urged Lebanese leaders to lebanon lebanon excludes any normalization its new excludes any normalization its follow the example of neighboring Syria. who, according to him, has started a dialogue with Israel. Lebanon will be according to him “Left-for-account” If he does not join the change camp in the Middle East.

Elected six months ago with the support of the West. Joseph Aoun is committed to the fact that the State holds the monopoly of arms in Lebanon. Application of this decision “Will take into account the interest of the State. the stability, in order to preserve civil peace on the one hand and national unity on the other”maintains Mr. Aoun, meaning that the disarmament of Hezbollah would not be done by force.

Long dominant political force lebanon excludes any normalization its new in Lebanon. Hezbollah is lebanon excludes any normalization its the only faction to have retained its arsenal after the civil war in Lebanon (1975-1990). in the name of the “Resistance against Israel”. This movement. whose arsenal includes missiles. came out very weak from the war with Israel between September and November 2024, which almost decimated its management.