Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said the Lebanese government must stop making pointless concessions via direct talks with Israel, which he said have produced only shame, humiliation and disappointment and effectively handed everything to Israel. He said

2026-08-04

Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said the Lebanese government must stop making pointless concessions via direct talks with Israel, which he said have produced only shame, humiliation and disappointment and effectively handed everything to Israel. He said a US‑Iran memorandum of understanding remains the only path to securing Israeli withdrawal.