Hezbollah leader urges Lebanon to cancel Israel meeting in US
Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem on Monday called on Lebanon’s government to cancel a planned meeting with Israel in Washington, reiterating the group’s rejection of direct negotiations with the country.
“We call for a historic and heroic stance by canceling this negotiating meeting,” Qassem said in a televised address.
The remarks came ahead of a meeting scheduled for Tuesday between the Lebanese and Israeli ambassadors to the United States.
Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group that has been engaged in fighting with Israel since March 2, has repeatedly opposed any form of direct talks between Lebanon and Israel.
