Hezbollah Rejects US-Mediated Ceasefire

Hezbollah rejected a US-mediated ceasefire plan between the Lebanese and Israeli governments, leading to continued hostilities. The plan, announced by the United States>>>, was contingent on Hezbollah>>> ceasing fire and evacuating its fighters from southern Lebanon>>>. Hezbollah>>> leader Naim Qassem>>> called the negotiations 'shameless' and a 'roadmap for annihilation', insisting on Israel>>>'s withdrawal from its self-declared security zone. Israel>>>'s Defense Minister Israel Katz>>> stated that Israel>>> would continue its strikes and operations in southern Lebanon>>> and would not withdraw. The conflict, which reignited on March 2, has displaced 1.2 million people. Lebanon>>>'s President Joseph Aoun>>> viewed the ceasefire as a 'final opportunity', but Hezbollah>>>'s rejection, supported by Iran>>>, means the violence persists. An UN peacekeeper died from mortar wounds, highlighting the human cost of the ongoing conflict.