Hezbollah Secretary General Naim Qassem today reiterated his “categorical rejection” of direct negotiations between Lebanon and Israel, presenting 5 points for resolving the current conflict, reports Anadolu.

Qassem said in a statement that his group “categorically rejects” direct negotiations with Israel, reiterating that Hezbollah will continue its “defensive resistance” and will not give up its weapons. his.

He criticized the holding of two rounds of direct talks between Lebanon and Israel for the first time in 43 years, which took place in Washington a few days ago under the sponsorship of the US. “In this atmosphere of sacrifice and dignity and defeating the enemy, the (Lebanese) authority rushed into a humiliating and unnecessary concession, the justification of which is submission,” Qassem asserted. Qassem listed these points as “stopping aggression on land, sea and air, withdrawing Israel from the occupied territories, releasing detainees, returning residents to all their villages and towns, and reconstruction”. to “return to their people to unite them so that they are not an authority of a faction, but of the people, based on the consensus that formed the Taif Accords, which underpin our current constitution”.

More than 2,500 people have been killed and over 1.6 million displaced by Israeli attacks across Lebanon since March 2, according to official Lebanese figures. A 10-day ceasefire was declared between Lebanon and Israel on April 17, although Tel Aviv repeatedly violated it.

On Thursday, US President Donald Trump said Lebanon and Israel agreed to extend the ceasefire by three weeks after a second round of talks between the two sides in Washington. Citing Israel’s repeated ceasefire violations, Hezbollah has carried out a series of drone attacks targeting Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon and northern Israel.

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