Smoke rises from the site of a series of Israeli airstrikes on Mansouri on Aug. 25, 2026. (Credit: Kawnat Haju/AFP)
Article 13 of the Lebanon-Israel framework agreement, which prohibits both parties from prosecuting the other in international courts, remains a source of tension in Lebanon, more than two months after the text was signed. On Monday, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri criticized the framework agreement as a whole, and Article 13 in particular. “We refuse to give up Lebanon's right to prosecute Israel for the crimes of genocide it commits,” he said.The situation has become even more contentious as Israel intensifies its daily attacks and destruction in southern Lebanon, wiping certain villages off the map, as negotiations under the framework agreement have stalled.According to L'Orient Today sources, Article 13 is not only opposed by Hezbollah and the Amal Movement, but also by several ministers, including those close to Prime...
Article 13 of the Lebanon-Israel framework agreement, which prohibits both parties from prosecuting the other in international courts, remains a source of tension in Lebanon, more than two months after the text was signed. On Monday, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri criticized the framework agreement as a whole, and Article 13 in particular. “We refuse to give up Lebanon's right to prosecute Israel for the crimes of genocide it commits,” he said.The situation has become even more contentious as Israel intensifies its daily attacks and destruction in southern Lebanon, wiping certain villages off the map, as negotiations under the framework agreement have stalled.According to L'Orient Today sources, Article 13 is not only opposed by Hezbollah and the Amal Movement, but also by several ministers, including those close to Prime...
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