Lebanese Popular Movement Says U.S.-Brokered Framework Agreement Will Collapse

Najah Wakim accuses Lebanese government of complicity in ceding territory to Israel.

On Wednesday, the head of Lebanon’s Popular Movement, Najah Wakim, categorically rejected the framework agreement signed by the Lebanese and Israeli governments.

“The Lebanon-Israeli agreement will fall, and with it, the authority that signed it,” he said, accusing the Lebanese administration of acting as an accomplice in the annexation of parts of national territory for the benefit of Israeli occupation.

Wakim emphasized that the true purpose of the framework agreement is to “fragment Lebanon according to the U.S.-Israeli plan,” which seeks the disintegration of state institutions and the Lebanese army.

He recalled that the framework agreement is worse than the accord signed in 1983, which provoked a serious division within the Lebanese armed forces.

Seeking to fracture this military institution, the U.S.-Israeli strategy overburdens the Lebanese armed forces with the implementation of the 2026 deal.

“If that happens, neither our state nor our nation would remain,” Wakim warned, asserting that the army commander remains firmly in his post and that no one can dismiss him.

The Lebanese movement leader called “outrageous” the acceptance of “Israel” overseeing the performance of the Lebanese army under Washington’s tutelage. However, he considered positive the withdrawal of the Lebanese military delegation that was in the U.S. capital during the negotiations.

In the interview published by Al Mayadeen, Wakim defended the legitimacy of resistance in Lebanon, asserting it will remain steadfast to prevent enemy aggression against the nation.

“Public awareness is an essential condition for preventing discord among the Lebanese. Relying on the strength of the resistance and the awareness of our people, and regardless of the government’s position, Israel will withdraw from all of southern Lebanon,” he stressed.

The text above reads: “Only Lebanese traitors—who, coincidentally, are all pro-Zionist and vehemently anti-Iranian—rejoice in the infamous agreement (equivalent to the Versailles Treaty) signed by the puppet government in Beirut.”

The text below reads: “Najah Wakim, former MP and leader of the Popular Movement, declared: ‘The framework agreement approved by the Lebanese authorities is invalid from the outset. Those who signed it must fall with it, or even before. Joseph Aoun must fall. Nawaf Salam must fall’.”

The 14-Point Framework Agreement Does Not Convince the Lebanese

Assessing the current conflict situation in his country, Wakim clarified that “the real conflict today is between patriots and non-patriots. It has nothing to do with sects.”

He explained that numerous political parties firmly oppose the framework agreement because it represents a project of discord. Therefore, he does not foresee it becoming operative.

“The majority of the people, regardless of their region or political and confessional background, consider the framework agreement a danger to Lebanon,” he emphasized.

Previously in a ceremony held in Washington on June 26, representatives of the administrations led by Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signed a 14-point framework. This U.S.-brokered document is supposed to seek binding commitments following the rupture of the 1983 agreement caused by repeated attacks by Israeli occupation forces.

Justified as a proposal for “restoring Lebanese state sovereignty and removing non-state armed threats,” the framework agreement addresses matters including:

* Disarmament: The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) will assume full security responsibility and dismantle all non-state armed groups, specifically targeting Hezbollah’s infrastructure.

* Israeli Withdrawal: The Israeli occupation forces will gradually withdraw from southern Lebanon into verified “pilot zones” only after the LAF confirms the disarmament of militant groups.

* Normalization: Lebanon and Israel affirm the right to exist in peace, committing to end the formal state of war and cease hostile actions in international forums.

* Oversight: A U.S.-facilitated Military Coordination Group will monitor implementation, with U.S. aid conditioned on verifiable benchmarks.