Lebanon Signed a Ceasefire. Hezbollah, Which Actually Fights, Did Not.

Israel and Lebanon signed a security framework in Washington on June 27, 2026, but Hezbollah rejected it the same day. The core problem: Lebanon's government cannot enforce compliance on Hezbollah, the militia conducting the fighting. Past ceasefires framed as agreements between states have collapsed when Hezbollah declined to comply. Unless a framework includes Hezbollah or coerces it credibly, diplomatic deals signed in Washington remain binding only on states, not on the armed actors whose cooperation matters.