Hezbollah leader rejects Lebanon-Israel talks

Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem has dismissed talks between Israel and the Lebanese government, describing them as fruitless. This comes ahead of a trip by Lebanese officials to Washington for negotiations with Israeli and American officials on Tuesday.

The Lebanese government banned Iran-backed Hezbollah's military activities in early March, days after the start of the war with Israel, with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun criticizing the group for dragging the country into the wider regional war.

In Qassem's remarks, reported by the IRGC-affiliated Tasnim news agency, he says "all of Lebanon" is Israel's target, adding that it is the Lebanese government's responsibility to "mobilize the army."

He asks the Lebanese government: "You say you want a ceasefire, but what are they saying and what influence do you have?"

"Our decision in resistance is neither to calm down nor to surrender," he says./ CNA, translated by BBC

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