Berri says will not cut ties with Aoun, current period requires unity
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said he will not break ties with President Joseph Aoun, emphasizing that the current period demands unified efforts to counter Israeli aggression and challenges.
Berri told An-Nahar in remarks published Tuesday that "seven rounds of negotiations with Israel have taken place from Washington to Rome, while the people of the South are still being killed and their homes destroyed."
Violence has dropped since a U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding on the broader conflict in June and a framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon later that month.
But Lebanon still reports Israeli strikes, artillery shelling and broad demolitions of civilian buildings in southern villages and towns.
Lebanon's health ministry says Israeli attacks have killed at least 8,920 people since hostilities initially erupted in October 2023.
Source: Naharnet
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