US EditionHezbollah chief urges Lebanese government to cancel Washington talks with Israel
Hezbollah said it will reject any deal from the talks as Lebanese officials seek a ceasefire and the first direct envoy meeting in decades.
- Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem on Monday urged Lebanon to cancel Tuesday's Washington meeting with Israel, rejecting direct negotiations with the "usurping Israeli entity" ahead of scheduled ambassador talks.
- Lebanese authorities seek a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war, but Israeli officials have dismissed that prospect, preferring formal peace talks between the two countries instead.
- The ongoing conflict has displaced more than 1 million people in Lebanon and killed more than 2,000, including more than 500 women, children, and medical workers since March.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that "we want the dismantling of Hezbollah's weapons, and we want a real peace agreement that will last for generations."
- Wafiq Safa, a high-ranking Hezbollah official, stated the group is ready to negotiate weapons disposal with the Lebanese government if a ceasefire and Israeli troop withdrawal occur.
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US to host rare talks between Lebanon and Israel despite Hezbollah boycott
Lebanese and Israeli representatives are scheduled to meet in Washington Tuesday for US-mediated talks on ending the war in Lebanon – the first high-level talks of this nature in 30 years. But the prospects of an agreement appear slim after pro-Iran Hezbollah said it would not respect the outcome.
Ahead of the first direct talks in decades, tensions in the region are further escalating
While Israel is bombing Lebanon, talks between the Lebanese ambassador and the Israeli ambassador to the US will take place in Washington. The Lebanese movement Hezbollah, which fights against Israel, opposes the talks.
Hezbollah won’t abide by any deals from talks – spokesman
The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah will not abide by any agreements that may result from the direct Lebanon-Israel talks in the United States, negotiations it firmly opposes, a senior Hezbollah official said yesterday.
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