Pakistan, June 28 -- Lebanon-Israel agreement has been rejected by Hezbollah, with the group claiming that the US-brokered framework threatens Lebanon's sovereignty and could pave the way for the annexation of Lebanese territory by Israel.

Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem said the agreement attempts to provide legal cover for what he described as Israel's occupation of Lebanese land. He warned that linking the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanon to the disarmament of resistance groups was a dangerous condition that undermines the country's independence.

Qassem also argued that the recently signed Iran-US memorandum of understanding had made the new trilateral framework irrelevant. He said any future arrangements shou...