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Hezbollah's Qassem says the government is humiliating the army under the Israel framework

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8:00 PM in Beirut
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Beirut, Lebanon

Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said Lebanese authorities were exposing the army to 'ongoing humiliation' and Israeli pressure by implementing the June framework with Israel, rejected a proposed verification committee over the army's deployment, and said the authorities were 'targeting the resistance instead of targeting the enemy.' He again rejected the framework and Hezbollah's disarmament.

Why it matters

Washington said it would host a new round of Israel-Lebanon talks in Rome in early September, but Hezbollah still rejects disarming, the core of the framework.

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Confidence: Stated by a named government, military, or institution. Not independently confirmed. About confidence labels

Correction

  • Corrected the headline (it read "Hezbollah Chief Qassem Rejects Lebanon-Israel Talks, Calls Framework 'Null'"); revised the summary; revised the context note; changed the confidence label from reported to official; updated the sourcing note; added 2 sources: The Times of Israel, Al Jazeera; removed The Times of Israel as a source (a report on an April 13 speech, not this one); removed LBC Group as a source (a report on a June 4 speech, not this one). Why and evidence