Hizbollah chief again rejects Lebanon-Israel deal, refuses 'surrender'
BEIRUT: Hizbollah chief Naim Qassem on Friday again rejected a deal struck between Israel and Lebanon and said his Iran-backed group refused to “surrender” nearly six months after war erupted with Israel.
BEIRUT -- Hizbollah leader Naim Qassem on Friday once more denounced a recently agreed upon deal between Israel and Lebanon and stated his Iran-aligned group would not lay down arms, despite the conflict with Israel having been ongoing for over five months. Qassem declared in a televised address via the group's Al-Manar television channel that the framework agreement is illegitimate, unlawful and damaging to Lebanon's sovereignty.
He refused to accept the pilot zones or any verification system proposed in the deal. Although there has been a recent decrease in violence following a US-Iran memorandum of understanding and the subsequent Lebanon-Israel framework agreement, Qassem’s group continues to support the November 2024 ceasefire. He vowed that his group will not surrender.
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