A senior HEZBOLLAH official said on Feb 2 the group will not accept any partial
ceasefire with Israel, rejecting proposals to trade an Israeli halt to strikes
on Beirut’s southern suburbs for HEZBOLLAH stopping attacks on northern Israeli
settlements. He said HEZBOLLAH only accepts a comprehensive, complete and
genuine ceasefire, not a return to the pre-conflict status. Lebanon’s state news
agency reported Israeli airstrikes on Feb 2 hit multiple sites in southern
Lebanon including Dweir and Nabatieh, killing at least 12 and wounding four,
including Lebanese army personnel. HEZBOLLAH said its fighters launched a series
of attacks on Israeli forces in southern Lebanon in the early hours of Feb 2.
