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Berri calls for UN support for UNIFIL alternative
Lebanon requires UN backing for any military force replacing UNIFIL troops operating in southern Lebanon. Speaker Nabih Berri explains that the United States' refusal to extend the mandate of UNIFIL opens the door to considering an alternative international force that enjoys European-American consensus and is empowered by a UN mandate to keep forces under the United Nations banner. This is intended to support the Lebanese Army in asserting sovereignty over the entire territory, conditioned on Israel's withdrawal to the international border. He emphasized that bilateral agreements with Israel are insufficient to replace the international presence, especially since Tel Aviv refuses to implement agreements under American auspices. In a different context, Iran and Hezbollah linked the issue of disarming the Hamas movement in Lebanon to Hezbollah's weapons, viewing Hamas' weaponry as a potential bargaining chip for future negotiations.
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