Overview
- Hezbollah deputy leader Naim Qassem said Israeli attacks on Lebanon "cannot continue" and declared that "everything has a limit."
- Qassem reaffirmed commitment to the 2024 ceasefire and said northern Israeli towns would face no security problem if Israel halted strikes and released Lebanese detainees.
- The Israeli military accused Hezbollah of operating south of the Litani River in violation of the truce and of trying to smuggle weapons from Syria into Lebanon.
- US Treasury officials recently urged Lebanese authorities to block Iranian transfers to Hezbollah, citing more than $1 billion sent since January.
- Qassem rejected Lebanese discussions on disarming the group, vowing Hezbollah will not give up its weapons despite mounting external pressure.