The Hezbollah is setting terms for a ceasefire in Lebanon, rejecting any agreement that allows Israeli military operations and warns of continued resistance.
In a particularly tense scene in Middle East, new statements from the Hezbollah side bring the open issues around possible ceasefire with Israel, setting clear and stringent conditions for any de-escalation agreement. The organization rejects the prospect of a ceasefire that would allow military freedom of movement for Israeli forces within Lebanese territory, while also asserting that their stay constitutes a factor that keeps the right of reaction active. These positions reinforce the already fragile diplomatic environment, at a time when international mediation efforts are attempting to shape a framework for a temporary de-escalation and pave the way for broader stability talks in the region.
A senior Hezbollah source said that any ceasefire agreement cannot allow unlimited movement of Israeli forces in Lebanon, stressing that the country retains the right to resist as long as their presence continues, Al Jazeera reported.
The statement
Specifically, the Hezbollah member told the international media that any ceasefire agreement should not allow unrestricted freedom of movement for Israeli forces inside Lebanon, shortly after Donald Trump announced a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon.
“A ceasefire cannot include any freedom of movement for the enemy. That would take us back to the situation before March 2,” the source said.
The official added that as long as Israeli forces remain on Lebanese soil, the country retains the right to resist.
“As long as the occupation remains on our land, Lebanon and its people have the right to resist by any means to force its withdrawal,” he said.
Israel and Lebanon agree to ceasefire
Shortly earlier, Donald Trump announced in a post that Israel and Lebanon agreed to a ten-day ceasefire, which will take effect at midnight (GMT).
According to the US president, the aim of the ceasefire is to create the conditions for a broader peace agreement between the two countries. He also recalled that on Tuesday delegations from Israel and Lebanon met in Washington for the first time in 34 years in the presence of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Trump said he instructed US Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in conjunction with US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chief of Staff Dan Kaine, to work together with the two sides to achieve a lasting peace.
He asserted: “It has been an honour to resolve nine wars around the world and this will be the tenth, so let’s do it.”
