Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem has rejected Lebanon’s preliminary peace agreement with Israel, deeming it “humiliating” and a validation of Israeli occupation. The deal, signed in Washington, involves a gradual IDF withdrawal conditioned on Hezbollah’s disarmament, a move Qassem views as crossing “red lines.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the agreement as a “major blow to Iran and Hezbollah,” though stated IDF forces would remain in Lebanon as long as necessary.

• Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem rejected the US-backed peace agreement between Lebanon and Israel.
• Qassem described the deal as “humiliating, shameful and invalid,” arguing it legitimizes Israeli occupation.
• The agreement requires the IDF to gradually withdraw from Lebanon in exchange for Hezbollah’s disarmament and handover of strongholds to the Lebanese army.
• Qassem warned that linking the IDF’s withdrawal to Hezbollah’s disarmament “crosses all red lines.”
• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the agreement a “major blow to Iran and Hezbollah.”
• Netanyahu indicated that the IDF would remain in Lebanon “as long as required,” despite Israel pledging no territorial ambitions.
• The agreement follows months of fighting, with Israeli attacks reportedly killing over 4,200 people and displacing 1 million.
• The US-Iranian talks are linked to developments in Lebanon, with Iran listing the end of Israeli operations as a peace term.