The Lebanese government could provoke a social rift if it signs this normalisation agreement with #Israel, which would not only involve the cession of territory but also, potentially, the demilitarisation of southern Lebanon, leaving the way open...
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... for Israel to violate Lebanon’s sovereignty in the future. An agreement with a country that has killed more than 700 people in a week will be unpopular and will seriously damage the government’s image among the people, who, fearing a possible Syrian invasion from the east, could close ranks (Maronite and Christian sectors that have had a complicated relationship with the Shia militia) around Hezbollah, viewing this war as an existential threat rather than a mere military operation.
