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The diplomatic “Framework Agreement” track has hit an unexpected technical snag on virtual negotiation lines, at a highly sensitive time just preceding President Joseph Aoun’s arrival in Washington. While the US administration races against time to untangle these eleventh-hour knots, the domestic front has politically and legislatively erupted following the sabotage of the General Amnesty Law. This has prompted Meerab to raise the stakes, threatening to cut short the current parliament’s extended term and demanding early legislative elections.
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1. Behind the Scenes of the Tripartite Zoom Postponement: Army Refuses to Grant Israel a “Sham Achievement”
The postponement of yesterday’s scheduled virtual meeting between the Lebanese, Israeli, and US military delegations (MCG4L) was far from a routine delay, despite official pretexts centering around the technical completion of implementation files and plans.
Sources have exclusively revealed to “Jnews Lebanon” that the delay stems directly from a firm, fundamental objection raised by the Lebanese Army against the Israeli proposal for the designated pilot zones (Zoutar al-Gharbiyeh, Zoutar al-Sharkiyeh, Froun, Ghandouriyeh, Qalawayh, Bourj Qalawayh, and Srifa).
The military institution viewed the plan as a transparent Israeli maneuver to score a hollow victory before the international community. Most of these towns are completely liberated, with only Zoutar al-Gharbiyeh and Zoutar al-Sharkiyeh under actual occupation. In a highly significant field move, the Lebanese Army established a new status quo by intensifying motorized patrols and setting up checkpoints and observation posts inside these seven villages (including Froun, Kafra Dounine, Qaqaait El Jisr, and Srifa). This underscored to US mediators that the army is already present on the ground, and that any operational arrangements must launch from a real Israeli withdrawal from genuinely occupied lands, rejecting Tel Aviv’s demand for freedom of movement or continued violations.
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2. Crucial Hours Ahead: US Pressure Intensifies Ahead of White House Summit
Cross-referenced data obtained by “Jnews” does not indicate a total collapse of the diplomatic path, but rather projects intense US efforts to de-escalate this technical standoff over the coming hours. These efforts carry immense weight as they coincide with President Joseph Aoun’s expected arrival in Washington on Sunday evening.
President Aoun will hold key preliminary meetings early in the week, culminating in a major honorary dinner hosted by the Lebanese Embassy in Washington on Monday evening. This sets the stage for Tuesday’s historic summit with US President Donald Trump at the White House, where the “Framework Agreement” and its operational bottlenecks will be the main course on the table.
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3. Parliament Tremors: Demolition of “General Amnesty” Sharpens Sectarian Polarization
Politically, the internal picture appears increasingly grim. The aftershocks of the recent legislative session—which lost its quorum just as it reached the items concerning the “General Amnesty Law” and the “Abolition of the Death Penalty”—have amplified political and sectarian divisions to dangerous levels.
Political circles witnessed a fierce exchange of blame over who aborted the law. A scathing statement issued by the Lebanese Forces (LF) media department revealed that Speaker Nabih Berri rejected the amendments previously agreed upon at the Grand Serail, turning down the amnesty law in its proposed form. This prompted the majority of Sunni MPs to boycott the sessions in protest. The LF statement slammed accusations that their bloc broke the quorum as “blatant slander,” reiterating that the “Strong Republic” bloc demanded an immediate session to pass the law, but ruling forces insisted on burying it at the bottom of the legislative agenda.
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4. Geagea Drops a Political Bombshell: We Will Submit a Bill to Shorten Parliament’s Term
Faced with this parliamentary paralysis, Lebanese Forces leader Dr. Samir Geagea dropped a heavy political bombshell, describing the events in parliament over the past two days as a “massive scandal for parliamentary work itself” and definitive proof of “an absolute lack of responsibility among a large number of MPs.”
Geagea expressed serious concern that Lebanon, through recent legislative failures, has re-entered the “same vicious cycle that previously drove the country into financial and economic collapse.” Consequently, Geagea announced that the “Strong Republic” bloc is seriously studying submitting a draft law to shorten the current parliament’s term and call for early elections, arguing that the exceptional circumstances that originally justified extending this parliament’s term no longer exist.
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