Lebanon parliament speaker supports Hezbollah pullback in parallel with Israeli withdrawal

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s parliament speaker and Hezbollah ally ​Nabih Berri said on Friday he would agree to the withdrawal of the Iran-backed group ‌from southern ‌Lebanon ​if Israeli ‌troops ⁠simultaneously ​left territory ⁠they occupy in the country.
In written comments distributed by his office, Berri criticized the ⁠US-mediated ceasefire ‌framework ‌announced this week ​as ‌unfair, saying it ‌should have included an “unconditional ceasefire by land, sea and air.” He ‌added that he “agrees to... Hezbollah’s withdrawal ⁠from ⁠south of the Litani River, in parallel with the Israeli withdrawal from the areas it occupied.”