BEIRUT: Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem on Tuesday demanded a scheduled withdrawal of Israeli troops from south Lebanon as authorities said Israeli gunfire killed two people there despite a recent lull in fighting. Lebanese President Joseph Aoun rejected Israel’s occupation of the south and foreign interference in his country’s affairs — an allusion to Hezbollah’s backer Iran — as a fifth round of Israel-Lebanon talks began in Washington.

CAIRO, June 21 (Reuters) - Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said on Sunday that Israel will not stay in Lebanon, adding that the group would respond to any violation from the Israeli…

Hezbollah's Qassem demands IDF withdrawal from Lebanon. Permanent peace deal by June 30, 2026 at 13.5% YES.

Qassem said Israel was seeking to deceive negotiators and accused the IDF of war crimes.

Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said any ceasefire with Israel must mean a full halt to hostilities by air, land, and sea, rejecting any arrangement that would allow Israel continued…

According to Sheikh Naim Qassem, the Israeli evacuation would allow the Lebanese army to deploy in the southern regions, facilitate the return of displaced persons, and enable…

BEIRUT: Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem on Tuesday demanded a scheduled withdrawal of Israeli troops from south Lebanon as authorities said Israeli gunfire killed two people there…

Hezbollah chief calls for ‘timetabled’ pullout of Israeli troops

Iran has pursued a ceasefire in Lebanon as a key condition in its Memorandum of Understanding with the United States.