Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem on Sunday rejected any ceasefire that grants Israel a “free rein” to carry out attacks in Lebanon, Anadolu reports.
“They said a ceasefire means that Hezbollah will not fire, while Israel will remain free to act, to kill wherever it wants, and to advance wherever it wants. This is called a continuation of the aggression, and we will not accept it,” Qassem said in a televised speech.
“There is no such thing as a ceasefire with freedom of movement for Israel,” he stressed.
The Hezbollah chief said a ceasefire means “a complete cessation of aggression by air, land, and sea, and a halt to destruction.”
“The continued presence of the Israeli army on Lebanese soil is impossible. There are no safe zones. We have a national army, and it is the one that is deployed, the one responsible for preserving sovereignty, and the one with whom we cooperate.”
