Hezbollah Supporters Storm Beirut After 'Civil War' Warning Over Israel-Lebanon Deal

Last Updated:June 27, 2026, 05:28 IST

The demonstrations, which saw roads blocked and tyres set ablaze, came as a senior Hezbollah lawmaker warned that enforcing the deal could push the country toward civil war.

Supporters of Hezbollah poured onto the streets of Beirut late Friday, staging protests against a newly announced framework agreement between Lebanon, Israel and the United States.

The demonstrations, which saw roads blocked and tyres set ablaze, came as a senior Hezbollah lawmaker warned that enforcing the deal could push the country toward civil war.

According to Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency (NNA), groups of Hezbollah supporters rode motorbikes through several parts of the capital, including central Beirut and the road leading to the city’s international airport, to protest the agreement unveiled between Lebanon and Israel.

Lebanese “authorities will be unable to impose the implementation of the agreement signed in Washington unless they go, with American support, to civil war," said Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah, whose party has long rejected the direct Israel-Lebanon talks.

He added that “what happened in Washington is an attempt to disrupt the Islamabad path, and without the resistance (Hezbollah) nothing will pass," referring to the initial agreement between the US and Iran on pausing the Middle East war, which includes Lebanon.

Videos circulating on social media and carried by local media showed large convoys of Hezbollah supporters riding motorcycles through the group’s southern Beirut strongholds before moving towards the heart of the capital.

Protesters later gathered near government buildings, while others blocked the airport road by setting tyres on fire. The NNA reported that at least one major road was barricaded with burning tyres.

According to reports, Lebanese soldiers dispersed demonstrators from the airport highway before reopening the route to traffic.

President Joseph Aoun, however, welcomed the framework agreement, calling it an important milestone.

He described it as a “first step" toward allowing Lebanese civilians to return home “under the sovereignty of the Lebanese state that has no partner in its sovereignty over its land and people."

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“We swear to continue to work until this is fully achieved. There will be no more occupation, prisoners, subordination or tutelage," he said.

US, Israel, Lebanon Sign Trilateral Framework Agreement

The United States, Israel and Lebanon on Friday signed a trilateral framework agreement aimed at paving the way for a peace deal between the two long-time Middle East adversaries after four days of talks in Washington.

“We are happy to announce a framework agreement between the sovereign government of Lebanon and of course the government of Israel, with a mediation and support of the United States of America," US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said during the signing ceremony.

The agreement “begins to put in place a framework for lasting peace and security," Rubio added.

“Today is the beginning of the beginning," Rubio said, adding, “There’s a lot of work ahead. We don’t, in any way, underestimate the difficulty of the task ahead. But we understand the importance of it, how vital it is. And we are honoured to play a part in bringing this together."

IDF Would Withdraw From Two Areas In Lebanon: Netanyahu

In a pre-recorded video message released on Friday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) would withdraw from two locations in southern Lebanon, one situated north of the Litani River and the other to its south. He said the redeployment involved positions that the IDF “does not need" to maintain in Lebanon.

Netanyahu described the agreement as a major win for Israel, allowing Israel to remain in much of the territory it occupies in southern Lebanon and holding it as long as Hezbollah is not disarmed.

“This is also a major blow to Iran. Iran is trying to force us into a withdrawal from southern Lebanon by force. In effect, Israel, Lebanon, and the United States are telling them: this is none of your business," Bibi said.

Israel currently controls several areas in southern Lebanon, including territory south of the Litani River.

Meanwhile, the US and Iran have signed a preliminary agreement aimed at ending the conflict and are currently engaged in a 60-day round of negotiations covering Tehran’s nuclear programme, sanctions relief and shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

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