Hezbollah rejects Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, calls it surrender

Hezbollah has vehemently rejected a renewed ceasefire deal agreed upon by Israel and Lebanon, with the group's leader, Naim Qassem, denouncing the negotiations as "futile" and "humiliating."

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negotiations had been "futile" and "humiliating" for Lebanon, and rejected categorically by "broad segments of the Lebanese people"

The proposed agreement, mediated by the US, aimed to establish "pilot" security zones within Lebanon where Hezbollah operatives would be banned. However, Hezbollah, which was not directly involved in the talks, has dismissed the ceasefire as a form of surrender that would fulfill Israel's objectives.

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You cannot have a ceasefire from one side, it's going to be an all side or no ceasefire.

On the streets of Beirut's southern suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold, residents voiced their doubts. A storekeeper named Sami, who has run his business for 25 years, questioned the validity of a one-sided ceasefire, noting that strikes were still occurring. "You cannot have a ceasefire from one side, it's going to be an all side or no ceasefire," he said.

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This is surrender. This is not a peace agreement. This is a surrender agreement.

Another resident, Hadi, expressed a deep-seated lack of hope, stating, "My generation, my dad's generation, my grandpa's generation, they didn't see anything of hope from these people - not necessarily the Israeli people. You can say the Israeli government." The agreement stipulated the evacuation of Hezbollah operatives from an area near the Israeli border, with Lebanese Armed Forces taking exclusive control. Representatives are scheduled to meet again on June 22 for further discussions toward a comprehensive agreement.

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My generation, my dad's generation, my grandpa's generation, they didn't see anything of hope from these people - not necessarily the Israeli people. You can say the Israeli government.