Lebanon’s rulers have surrendered the country to Israel - this is no ceasefire

Lebanon’s rulers have surrendered the country to Israel - this is no ceasefire Submitted by Amal Saad on Tue, 06/02/2026 - 16:06 What is presented as a cessation of hostilities is not the withdrawal of Israel from Lebanon, but the removal of Lebanese citizens from their land US Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa and Lebanese Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh during a meeting between Israeli and Lebanese delegations in Washington on 3 June, 2026 (AFP) On The US -brokered trilateral statement , issued by the US State Department on Wednesday following the latest high-level meeting between Lebanese and Israeli representatives, belongs to a category of political submission so extreme that it is difficult to locate a precedent in the history of modern statecraft. Lebanon, a state under attack, co-signs a document that conditions a ceasefire not on the withdrawal of the occupying power from its territory, but on the withdrawal of its own citizens from their land. The ceasefire agreement is not made conditional on Israel ending its aggression, withdrawing from occupied Lebanese territory, releasing prisoners, or enabling the return of the displaced, but on Hezbollah ceasing fire and withdrawing from the south.