Jumblatt responds to the US State Department: Neither Parliament nor Cabinet was consulted before signing the tripartite framework

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1. 27 Oct 2026, 18:12 Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblatt responded to remarks attributed to the US State Department, saying that before the signing of the tripartite framework with Israel no one in Lebanon was consulted, neither the Parliament nor the Cabinet, and that he has the right to express his opinion.
2. 27 Oct 2026, 18:35 The media account of the response expanded, with reports that Jumblatt made his position in an interview with L'Orient-Le Jour, and that it came after a US State Department spokesperson replied to him via MTV. Jumblatt reiterated that no one was consulted before the signing of the tripartite framework, neither the Parliament nor the Cabinet, and that he has the right to express his opinion.
3. 27 Oct 2026, 20:08 The tripartite framework returned to the forefront as Jumblatt challenged the decision-making mechanism, asking who had authorized the signing of the agreement with Israel. According to the US statements, the framework is based on reciprocal and gradual steps including an Israeli withdrawal in exchange for Hezbollah's disarmament and the deployment of the Lebanese Army in pilot areas, with Washington rejecting a linkage between these steps (as stated in the summary).

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