### [2026-06-5](/feed/2026/06/5/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri rejects the ceasefire deal with Israel, saying it is not a complete ceasefire and does not require an Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon at the same time as Hezbollah. 




### Sources:

1. [Al Jazeera](https://aje.news/t4o512?update=4628937)

### Changes:

1. Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri rejects the ceasefire deal with Israel because it is not a complete ceasefire and does not require an Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon at the same time as Hezbollah.  _2026-06-05 15:41:08 (First version)_
1. Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri rejects the ceasefire deal with Israel, saying it is not a complete ceasefire and does not require an Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon at the same time as Hezbollah.  _(Current version)_

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