Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on Tuesday said that Hezbollah has fully complied with the ceasefire agreement, while the Lebanese army has deployed over 9,000 personnel south of the Litani River. He added that the army could extend its deployment to internationally recognized borders, but progress is blocked by Israel’s continued occupation of large portions of southern Lebanon, as documented by UNIFIL in its regular reports.

Addressing visitors at his Ain Al-Tineh residence, Berri questioned Israel’s commitment to the ceasefire, asking: “When, where, and how has Israel adhered to a single clause of the ceasefire agreement?”

Berri also expressed concern about the stance of some Lebanese factions toward Hezbollah, noting that some refuse even to mention the word “resistance” in political or media discourse.

“Is there any country in the world that denies the purest page of its history?” he asked.

He revealed that U.S. envoy Morgan Ortagus, during her recent visit to Beirut, discussed two issues: Israel’s claims of ongoing weapons flows from Syria, and Lebanon’s negotiations. Berri dismissed Israel’s allegations about arms transfers as “pure lies,” noting that the United States, which monitors the region via satellites and other tools, is aware of the facts.

Regarding potential negotiations with Israel, Berri highlighted the role of the ceasefire monitoring committee as a framework that meets periodically and can involve civilian or military experts when necessary, as was the case in delineating the Blue Line and Lebanon’s maritime borders.

Addressing normalization with Israel, Berri said he was confident that “the Lebanese people will say no,” citing the late human rights advocate Abdallah Lahoud, who argued that the Maronite community has no interest in normalization, let alone the rest of Lebanon.

Turning to Lebanon’s contentious electoral law, Berri addressed ongoing debates and calls for reform, emphasizing both the parliament’s readiness to consider solutions and the necessity of adhering to the current legal framework. 

“We have told everyone that if they have ideas for a solution, we also have ideas and are ready to discuss them. But the question is: do they really want a solution?”

He emphasized that the current law remains in force and that elections must proceed based on it as scheduled, warning that any deviation from that would spark a political confrontation.