No one seems happy with the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire signed on Friday, which is already facing challenges. Under the agreement, the Lebanese army would gradually assume control over the country’s territory and non-state armed groups such as Hezbollah would be dismantled.
The Lebanese parliament speaker, a Hezbollah ally, said it would not pass, calling it an “agreement of diktats,” while a hard-right Israeli minister called it a “big mistake.” Lebanese citizens protested in the capital, waving Hezbollah flags and denouncing the government.
Israel-Lebanon fighting also threatens to undermine the wider US-Iran truce, although it needs little undermining: Iran’s hard-line preachers, usually loyal to the government, have been leading protests against the deal, Radio Free Europe reported.