Former President of the Progressive Socialist Party, Walid Jumblatt, considered that the Americans were withdrawing from the region while the Israelis were filling the vacuum, indicating that choosing the path of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio instead of Islamabad's path was a mistake and would not lead to any result. In an interview with the IMI network, Jumblatt doubted the ability of the Lebanese-Israeli negotiations in their current form to achieve results, as long as Israel occupies the south, considering that betting on Washington’s ability to pressure Israel to withdraw is unrealistic, despite the government’s attempts. He warned that Israel seeks to erase the memory of the South, as if it were paving the way for the establishment of settlements in parts of it, calling for an internal dialogue that confirms that the state alone is authorized to keep weapons. He believed that the disarmament of Hezbollah could only be achieved through dialogue with it, and perhaps through a settlement supported by Iran and Israel, citing the British-Irish experience in dealing with the Irish Republican Army. In May, the party adopted a position demanding withdrawal from direct talks with Israel, and preferring indirect negotiations, according to Al Jazeera Net. Jumblatt stressed his rejection of any extremism in the Hezbollah file that might lead to a civil war, stressing that the Shiite component cannot be excluded or asked to leave, because it is part of Lebanon. He also called for communication with the Iranians, considered