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Lebanon's most senior Shi'ite politician says no to negotiations with Israel until war stops
🇮🇱 IsraelMay 4, 2026 12:01SRC: AL MONITOR
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BEIRUT, May 4 (Reuters) - Lebanon's parliament speaker, who is the most senior Shi'ite politician and a close ally of Hezbollah, said on Monday there could be no negotiations with Israel without a halt to the war that has raged on in southern Lebanon in spite of a ceasefire. Nabih Berri's comments, made as Israeli forces ordered residents out of four more villages in southern Lebanon, underline challenges facing U.S. efforts to forge peace between the states which held rare, face-to-face talks l
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<p>BEIRUT, May 4 (Reuters) - Lebanon's parliament speaker, who is the most senior Shi'ite politician and a close ally of Hezbollah, said on Monday there could be no negotiations with Israel without a halt to the war that has raged on in southern Lebanon in spite of a ceasefire.</p><p>Nabih Berri's comments, made as Israeli forces ordered residents out of four more villages in southern Lebanon, underline challenges facing U.S. efforts to forge peace between the states which held rare, face-to-face talks last month.</p>
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