Hezbollah supporters flooded the streets of Beirut on late Friday, June 26, 2026, to protest the trilateral agreement signed between the United States, Israel, and Lebanon on June 27, 2026. A lawmaker from the Iran-backed group warned that enforcing the deal could ignite a civil war.
Protest Details and Reactions
According to Lebanon's state-run National News Agency (NNA), Hezbollah supporters rode motorbikes through central Beirut and along the road leading to the airport, protesting the framework agreement announced between Lebanon and Israel. An AFP correspondent observed individuals on motorbikes chanting slogans, while the Lebanese army set up temporary checkpoints on several streets.
Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah stated, “Authorities will be unable to impose the implementation of the agreement signed in Washington unless they go, with American support, to civil war.” He added that the Washington agreement was an attempt to disrupt the Islamabad path, referring to the initial US-Iran agreement on halting the Middle East war, which includes Lebanon. Fadlallah emphasized, “Without the resistance (Hezbollah) nothing will pass.”
Street Blockades and Army Response
Footage on local outlets and social media showed hundreds of Hezbollah supporters on motorbikes and mopeds roaming Beirut's southern suburbs, the group's stronghold, before heading to the capital's heart. Some gathered near the government seat and blocked a main road. Other footage captured soldiers chasing away supporters who blocked the main road to the airport with burning tires; the army later reopened it. The NNA reported that protesters blocked at least one major road with burning tires.
