[[{"content_id":417115,"content_number":0,"portal_id":2,"lang_id":"en","content_title":"Berri: No talks with Israel until attacks on Lebanon stop","content_rtitr":"","content_short_title":null,"content_summary":"Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has stressed that no talks will take place with Zionist regime until attacks being carried out by the occupying regime against the Arab country stop.","content_summary_fill":1,"content_body":"&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBerri told media on Monday that the priority must be &quot;stopping the war before any political track.&quot;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHe noted that there is no rush for talks with uncertain outcomes, stressing that Beirut will not give free concessions in the negotiating process.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAccording to his office, Berri rejected any negotiations without guarantees Israel would halt the aggression, adding that Israeli withdrawal from the Lebanese territories is the main condition for any agreement.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHe also opposed foreign pressure and warned against relying on unreliable promises regarding southern Lebanon.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBerri&rsquo;s remarks come as Israeli forces issued evacuation threats for residents in four more villages in southern Lebanon.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn March 2, Hezbollah launched military operations against the Israeli regime in response to the US-Israeli aggression against Iran, its repeated violations of the 2024 ceasefire, and its continued occupation of Lebanese territory in the country&rsquo;s south.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFollowing the Iran-US ceasefire on April 8, Tel Aviv was compelled to accept a ceasefire in Lebanon as well, after Tehran demanded an end to Israeli attacks on Lebanese soil as one of its primary conditions in indirect negotiations with Washington.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Israeli military, however, quickly resumed its assaults on southern Lebanon, issuing evacuation threats for several areas even after the initial ten-day truce between Tel Aviv and Beirut was extended for an additional three weeks.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIsraeli occupation forces also continue to hold parts of southern Lebanon, where they have imposed a so-called &ldquo;Yellow Line&rdquo; &mdash; a coercive military buffer resembling the regime&rsquo;s notorious control measures in the besieged Gaza Strip.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAccording to Lebanese authorities, nearly 2,700 people have been killed in Lebanon since the Israeli regime launched its renewed offensive early in March.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUS President Donald Trump hosted delegations from Lebanon and Israel ⁠for last month&#39;s ceasefire talks, and claimed that there was &quot;a great chance&quot; they would reach a so-called peace agreement this year and that he wants to host a meeting soon between Israel&#39;s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanon&#39;s President Joseph Aoun.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHezbollah and Berri have objected to the face-to-face meetings.","content_html":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Berri told media on Monday that the priority must be &quot;stopping the war before any political track.&quot;<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">He noted that there is no rush for talks with uncertain outcomes, stressing that Beirut will not give free concessions in the negotiating process.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">According to his office, Berri rejected any negotiations without guarantees Israel would halt the aggression, adding that Israeli withdrawal from the Lebanese territories is the main condition for any agreement.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">He also opposed foreign pressure and warned against relying on unreliable promises regarding southern Lebanon.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Berri&rsquo;s remarks come as Israeli forces issued evacuation threats for residents in four more villages in southern Lebanon.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">On March 2, Hezbollah launched military operations against the Israeli regime in response to the US-Israeli aggression against Iran, its repeated violations of the 2024 ceasefire, and its continued occupation of Lebanese territory in the country&rsquo;s south.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Following the Iran-US ceasefire on April 8, Tel Aviv was compelled to accept a ceasefire in Lebanon as well, after Tehran demanded an end to Israeli attacks on Lebanese soil as one of its primary conditions in indirect negotiations with Washington.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">The Israeli military, however, quickly resumed its assaults on southern Lebanon, issuing evacuation threats for several areas even after the initial ten-day truce between Tel Aviv and Beirut was extended for an additional three weeks.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Israeli occupation forces also continue to hold parts of southern Lebanon, where they have imposed a so-called &ldquo;Yellow Line&rdquo; &mdash; a coercive military buffer resembling the regime&rsquo;s notorious control measures in the besieged Gaza Strip.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">According to Lebanese authorities, nearly 2,700 people have been killed in Lebanon since the Israeli regime launched its renewed offensive early in March.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">US President Donald Trump hosted delegations from Lebanon and Israel ⁠for last month&#39;s ceasefire talks, and claimed that there was &quot;a great chance&quot; they would reach a so-called peace agreement this year and that he wants to host a meeting soon between Israel&#39;s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanon&#39;s President Joseph Aoun.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Hezbollah and Berri have objected to the face-to-face meetings.<\/span><\/p>","content_source":"","content_url":"","content_date_start":"2026-05-05 10:42:18","content_date_event":"2026-05-05 10:42:18","content_date_event_start":null,"content_date_event_end":null,"content_show_title_slider":1,"content_date_last_edit":"2026-05-05 10:44:07","content_date_register":"2026-05-05 10:44:07","content_columns":0,"content_show_img":1,"content_show_details":0,"content_show_related_img":0,"content_show_slider":1,"content_comment":1,"content_score":0,"tag_id":0,"score_average":null,"score_count":null,"score_date_last":null,"uid":43,"eid":0,"attach_title":"Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has stressed that no talks will take place with Zionist regime until attacks being carried out by the occupying regime against the Arab country stop.","attaches":[{"sizes":{"150":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202605\/569623_4087828036_150_84.webp","300":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202605\/569623_4087828036_300_168.webp","400":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202605\/569623_4087828036_400_224.webp","600":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202605\/569623_4087828036_600_336.webp","900":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202605\/569623_4087828036_900_504.webp","1200":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202605\/569623_4087828036_1000_560.jpg"},"ext":"jpg","file_media":1,"token":4087828036,"files":{"original":{"url":".\/file\/2\/attach\/202605\/569623_4087828036.jpg","width":1000,"height":560,"size":0}}}]}]]