Beirut: MP Hussein Al-Hajj Hassan, head of the Baalbek-Hermel parliamentary bloc, has attributed the responsibility for Israel’s ongoing violations of the ceasefire agreement to the United States. He stated that the agreement had clearly stipulated the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanese territory within 60 days, an action that was never fulfilled.
According to National News Agency – Lebanon, MP Hajj Hassan explained that the agreement explicitly required Israeli forces to withdraw within 60 days, a stipulation that was never implemented. Instead, a statement from the White House released just days before the deadline extended the Israeli presence until the end of February 2024. This extension was seen as a clear violation of the terms to which Lebanon had fully committed, both at the state level and through the resistance.
Hajj Hassan further criticized the Mechanism Committee, which is headed by the U.S. and includes France and the UN, for its failure to take action despite having documented over 1
0,000 Israeli violations. These violations include the killing of 335 people, the wounding of nearly 1,000, the abduction of Lebanese citizens from within Lebanon, and daily attacks on private property and Lebanese company equipment. He accused the committee of inaction in the face of ongoing aggression.