Hezbollah urges Lebanon to cancel Tuesday meeting with ‘Israel’
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Hezbollah on Monday called for the cancellation of the talks scheduled for Tuesday between Lebanon and ‘Israel’, with its Secretary-General Naim Qassem describing such discussions as “futile.”
In a televised speech, Qassem said, “We reject negotiations with the usurping Israeli entity. These negotiations are futile,” calling for “the cancellation of this negotiating meeting.”
The ambassadors of Lebanon and ‘Israel’ to the United States are set to meet on Tuesday under US sponsorship.
Qassem stressed the need for a “Lebanese agreement and consensus” before entering direct negotiations with ‘Israel’, warning that “no one has the right to take Lebanon down this path without internal consensus among its components, and this has not happened.”
Lebanese authorities say the talks primarily aim to reach a ceasefire in the war ongoing since March 2.
‘Israeli’ Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has set “two conditions”: “the disarmament of Hezbollah” and reaching a “real peace agreement.”
The war broke out after Hezbollah launched rockets toward ‘Israel’, in response to the assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Since then, ‘Israeli’ strikes have killed 2,089 people, according to the Health Ministry.
Qassem also said, “Our decision is resistance: we will not calm down, we will not stop, and we will not surrender. Let the battlefield speak.”
He added, “We will not surrender” and “we will remain in the field even to our last breath,” as Hezbollah fighters continue clashes with the ‘Israeli’ army advancing in border areas in southern Lebanon.
