As Israel And Lebanon Come To An Agreement, Hezbollah Has Other Plans

Hezbollah rejected an Israeli-Lebanese deal reached during negotiations in Washington on Wednesday, according to Reuters.

The deal called for the withdrawal of Hezbollah troops north of the Litani River, Reuters reported, citing Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem. The deal reached between the Israeli and Lebanese governments in the U.S. calls for the Lebanese military to take over the area south of the Litani, according to the State Department.

Hezbollah was not represented in the Washington-based peace talks.

Hezbollah Media Relations Officer Youssef al-Zein, the Lebanese Embassy in Washington, the Israeli Embassy in Washington, and the State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The White House referred the Daily Caller News Foundation to the State Department.

“We do not discuss intelligence or hypothetical situations,” the Pentagon told the DCNF. The Pentagon also referred the DCNF to an X post made on Monday. “I had a very good call with Hezbollah, and they agreed that all shooting will stop,” President Donald Trump said in the post.

“Washington Declaration … a roadmap for the extermination of a segment of the Lebanese people and the enslavement of the rest,” Qassem said. “As long as the occupation exists, the resistance will continue.”