The framework agreement signed in Washington between Lebanon and Israel is presented as a step towards peace. But several officials and analysts, both in Lebanon and Israel, believe that it can open a major internal crisis. The text places the Lebanese army at the centre of the disarmament of non-State armed groups, without a clear timetable for complete Israeli withdrawal. The previous agreement of 17 May 1983 recalls that a text signed with Israel under American sponsorship can revive internal fractures if it is perceived as imposed and unbalanced.

The framework agreement signed in Washington between Lebanon and Israel is presented as a step towards peace. But several officials and analysts, both in Lebanon and Israel, believe that it can open a major internal crisis. The text places the Lebanese army at the centre of the disarmament of non-State armed groups, without a clear timetable for complete Israeli withdrawal. The previous agreement of 17 May 1983 recalls that a text signed with Israel under American sponsorship can revive internal fractures if it is perceived as imposed and unbalanced.