In an implicit response to Hezbollah, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said on Monday that the goal of direct negotiations with Israel is to end the war, stressing that he would not accept reaching “a humiliation agreement.” On the ground, the Israeli army announced the bombing of Hezbollah infrastructure in the Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon, the day after 14 people were killed in raids carried out by the Hebrew state in the south of the country.
Published on: 04/27/2026 - 14:36 Last updated: 04/27/2026 - 16:55
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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun stressed on Monday that the goal of direct negotiations with Israel is to end the war, considering that whoever dragged the country into it is committing “treason,” in an implicit reference to Hezbollah, which described direct negotiations as a “sin.”
According to the presidency, while receiving a delegation from the Hasbaya region in southern Lebanon, Aoun noted, “My goal is to reach an end to the state of war with Israel, similar to the armistice agreement” that the two countries signed in 1949, asking, “Was the armistice agreement a matter of humiliation? I assure you that I will not accept reaching an agreement of humiliation.”
Aoun explained in response to Hezbollah's accusations, without naming him, "Whoever dragged us into the war in Lebanon is holding us accountable today because we made the decision to go to negotiations under the pretext of the lack of a national consensus. My question to them is: When you went to war, did you first gain national consensus?" He added, "What we are doing is not treason. Rather, treason is committed by whoever takes his country to war to achieve foreign interests."
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At the same time, the Israeli army announced the bombing of Hezbollah infrastructure in the Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon, the day after 14 people were killed in raids carried out by the Hebrew state in the south of the country.
A brief army statement included that it "began... attacking infrastructure belonging to the Hezbollah organization in the Bekaa and in several areas of southern Lebanon."
The Lebanese Ministry of Health reported that Israeli raids on the south of the country on Sunday resulted in the death of 14 people, on the most violent day since the ceasefire was announced in the war between Israel and Hezbollah more than a week ago.
France 24/AFP
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