![Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem addresses participants via video conference during an event marking the Day of Ashura at the tomb of former Hezbollah chief Hasan Nasrallah in the Dahieh district, south of the capital Beirut, Lebanon on June 17, 2026. [Houssam Shbaro - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AA-20260617-41703227-41703208-HEZBOLLAH_HOLDS_EVENT_IN_BEIRUT_TO_MARK_DAY_OF_ASHURA.jpg)
Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem on Sunday rejected any ceasefire that grants Israel a “free rein” to carry out attacks in Lebanon, Anadolu reports. “They said a ceasefire means that Hezbollah will not fire, while Israel will remain free to act, to kill wherever it wants, and to advance wherever it wants. This is called a continuation of the aggression, and we will not accept it,” Qassem said in a televised speech. “There is no such thing as a ceasefire with freedom of movement for Israel,” he stressed. The Hezbollah chief said a ceasefire means “a complete cessation of aggression by air, land, and sea, and a halt to destruction.” “The continued presence of the Israeli army on Lebanese soil is […]
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