{"id":36651,"date":"2026-08-29T05:41:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T05:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=36651"},"modified":"2026-08-29T05:41:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T05:41:18","slug":"hezbollah-chief-again-rejects-lebanon-israel-deal-refuses-surrender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=36651","title":{"rendered":"Hezbollah chief again rejects Lebanon-Israel deal, refuses \u2018surrender\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem again rejects a deal struck between Israel and Lebanon and says his Iran-backed terror group refuses to \u201csurrender\u201d nearly six months after war erupted with Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are against the framework agreement and call for its downfall,\u201d Qassem says in a televised address broadcast on the group\u2019s Al-Manar television channel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Israel and Lebanon launched US-sponsored direct talks after Hezbollah drew Lebanon into the Middle East war on March 2 by attacking Israel, which responded with massive strikes and a ground invasi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">that Lebanese authorities say have killed more than 4,300 people.<video playsinline=\"\" muted=\"\" src=\"blob:https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/0ae383a4-41a8-4a87-99b1-f5e5021d7139\"><\/video><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At talks in late June, Lebanon and Israel signed a framework deal that 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 \u201cpilot zones.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe framework agreement is illegitimate, unlawful, humiliating, destructive to Lebanese sovereignty,\u201d Qassem says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe do not agree to the \u2018pilot zones\u2019 or to what comes from them,\u201d he says, also rejecting any proposed verification system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A fresh round of talks is planned for early September, but no date has been announced yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Qassem says his group supported the implementation of a November 2024 ceasefire that sought to end a previous war with Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe will keep our heads high and we will not surrender,\u201d he vows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reference Link:- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/liveblog_entry\/hezbollah-chief-again-rejects-lebanon-israel-deal-refuses-surrender\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/liveblog_entry\/hezbollah-chief-again-rejects-lebanon-israel-deal-refuses-surrender\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem again rejects a deal struck between Israel and Lebanon and says his Iran-backed terror group refuses to \u201csurrender\u201d nearly six months after war erupted with Israel. \u201cWe are against the framework agreement and call for its downfall,\u201d Qassem says in a televised address broadcast on the group\u2019s Al-Manar television channel. 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