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  "id": 4058706,
  "title": "Hezbollah Chief Again Rejects Lebanon-Israel Deal, Refuses \"Surrender\"",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/hezbollah-chief-again-rejects-lebanon-israel-deal-refuses-surrender-4058706",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T23:37:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NDTV",
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    "url": "https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/hezbollah-chief-again-rejects-lebanon-israel-deal-refuses-surrender-11973182"
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  "summary": "Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem has again rejected a framework deal between Lebanon and Israel. The deal, signed in late June, calls for the disarmament of Hezbollah, a gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from south Lebanon, and the deployment of the Lebanese army to the region, starting in pilot zones.\n\nQassem described the framework agreement as \"illegitimate, unlawful, humiliating, destructive to Lebanese sovereignty.\" He also rejected the concept of pilot zones and any proposed verification system. According to New Straits Times, the conflict between Israel and Lebanon began on March 2, when Hezbollah attacked Israel, prompting a massive Israeli response that Lebanese authorities say has killed over 4,300 people.\n\nThe US-sponsored direct talks between Lebanon and Israel aimed to address the situation. However, Qassem maintained that his group is against the framework agreement and called for its downfall.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Hezbollah chief again rejects Lebanon-Israel deal, refuses 'surrender'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/hezbollah-chief-again-rejects-lebanon-israel-deal-refuses-surrender",
        "published": "2026-08-28T20:20:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "'Illegitimate and illegal': Hezbollah chief again rejects Israel-Lebanon framework",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/illegitimate-and-illegal-hezbollah-chief-again-rejects-israel-lebanon",
        "published": "2026-08-28T20:29:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Hezbollah chief again rejects Lebanon-Israel deal, refuses 'surrender'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/hezbollah-chief-again-rejects-lebanon-israel-deal-refuses-surrender-4037088",
        "published": "2026-08-28T21:40:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Hezbollah chief again rejects Lebanon-Israel deal, refuses ‘surrender’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/hezbollah-chief-again-rejects-lebanon-israel-deal-refuses-surrender-4047892",
        "published": "2026-08-28T22:08:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Hezbollah chief again rejects Lebanon-Israel deal, refuses 'surrender'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/hezbollah-chief-again-rejects-lebanon-israel-deal-refuses-surrender-4047554",
        "published": "2026-08-28T22:26:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Hezbollah chief again rejects Lebanon-Israel deal, refuses ‘surrender’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/hezbollah-chief-again-rejects-lebanon-israel-deal-refuses-surrender-4059024",
        "published": "2026-08-28T23:19:49.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}