Ruth Sherlock
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first heard Nov 2024
last heard 1 Jul
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And therefore, this agreement essentially cedes Lebanese territory to Israel.
You've also been speaking to some of the people displaced from these southern areas.
You know, people here told us they feel sold out by the Lebanese government over this deal.
Many are from areas that are now controlled by Israel.
Israel says it's weakened Hezbollah enough that the Lebanese army can now take over these southern border areas and oversee disarmament.
But there is still support for Hezbollah in these areas by people who see them as a protector area.
from Israel.
Lebanon is a country of many religions with a long history of sectarian violence.
I spoke with Ali Shaito, who's a mechanical engineering student who's displaced, you know, lives in a tent in Beirut.
And he warned that if the Lebanese army tries to remove Hezbollah's weapons, it could push the country to civil war.
Lebanon's president insists that the Lebanese army will deploy to the southern border.
Israel's agreed to withdraw initially from a couple of towns in the south that are going to be called pilot zones where the Lebanese army would deploy and disarm Hezbollah.
But as I said, many Lebanese are really worried about all this.
That's NPR's Ruth Sherlock joining us from Beirut.
Some accept the framework agreement because they want the war to end at all costs.
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Others, like Frida Nuruddin, says it's a capitulation.
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She calls it the sale of South Lebanon.
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The deal would have the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah disarm before Israel leaves parts of South Lebanon that it has occupied.
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Hezbollah has rejected the deal entirely.
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And Nur ad-Din, who's from the south, says she doesn't believe that in practice Israel would withdraw from the land it holds.
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