His Excellency the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Nabih Berri, received at the headquarters of the Second Presidency in Ain al-Tineh the American Ambassador to Lebanon, Michel Issa, the head of the Military Coordination Group for Lebanon (MCG4L), General Joseph Clearfield, and the accompanying military delegation, in the presence of the media advisor to the Speaker of the Parliament, Ali Hamdan, where the field conditions in the south and the work of the group were presented in light of the beginning of identifying the experimental areas and the mechanism for verifying the Israeli withdrawal and the deployment of the Lebanese army. In turn, Speaker Berri confirmed that Israel has not stopped its violations and attacks on Lebanon and the south since November 2024, and that these attacks are continuing and systematically destroying villages, bulldozing fields and agricultural areas, and burning forest areas, not to mention targeting heritage areas and cultural heritage. Speaker Berri stressed that the key to stability remains obliging Israel to stop its war and withdraw to the international borders. Ambassador Issa, after the meeting, described the atmosphere as positive. In response to a question about the negotiations and the date of the next round? Ambassador Issa said: The atmosphere is positive. The negotiations will be completed, and a date has not been set yet. In response to a question about whether the United States supports any military operation on Ali Tahir Heights? . Ambassador Issa replied: I don’t know, maybe you know more than me. In response to a question about the experimental areas and whether there are other areas? Ambassador Issa said: First we have to determine the status of the current regions, and then come the other regions. In response to a question about the countries that will participate in the monitoring mechanism? . Ambassador Issa replied: There is a list of countries that we are talking to, but no country has yet been identified. Why did Clearfield visit Beirut? . Issa replied: It is to clarify things as they are, especially to Prime Minister Nabih Berri, and it is to explain what is happening on the ground. On the other hand, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nabih Berri, signed the laws that were voted on in the general legislative session.