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We support the political efforts led by (Parliament Speaker Nabih) Berri under the banner of achieving a ceasefire. Once the ceasefire is firmly established and diplomacy can reach it, all other details will be discussed and decisions will be made collaboratively,
said Hezbollah Deputy Secretary General Naim Qassem, as quoted by CNN We are currently in a position of power, a ceasefire will be on our terms, including a [Hezbollah] withdrawal beyond the Litani [River] and the dismantling of all military Hezbollah sites in areas near the border,
said an Israeli official as quoted by 'The Times of Israel' For a year, the world has been calling on Hezballah to stop the attacks across the border into Israel. And for a year, Hezballah said that they would not do it unless there was a ceasefire in Gaza. They linked the two when the international community was saying stop the fighting, and Israel was saying if Hezballah stopped attacks across the border Israel would stop its attacks in response against Hezballah,
It’s obviously inappropriate for Israeli soldiers to take that step, and we would look to them to comply with what they have said, which these are limited incursions, not with the goal of holding territory,
spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters last night Beirut's southern suburbs are still being subjected to a series of strikes, the latest of which hit the main road at Al-Kafaat, and caused massive destruction,
in several south Beirut neighbourhoods, the National News Agency said We want to use the call to try and shape the limitations of the Israeli retaliation,
a U.S. official was quoted as saying by Axios You have an opportunity to save Lebanon before it falls into the abyss of a long war that will lead to destruction and suffering as we see in Gaza,
We have told all sides that the north is still crowded with people ... and we have the right to provide them services,
We will not tie our fate to the fate of Gaza,
veteran Lebanese Druze figure Walid Jumblatt said on Monday We support the political activity being led by Berri under the title of a ceasefire,
Hezbollah is playing politics... But that's not enough for the Israelis. It doesn't work that way,
For a year, you had the world calling for this ceasefire, you had Hezbollah refusing to agree to one, and now that Hezbollah is on the back foot and is getting battered, suddenly they've changed their tune and want a ceasefire,
We continue to ultimately want a diplomatic solution to this conflict,
I say to you, the people of Lebanon: Free your country from Hezbollah so that this war can end,
he said in a video message on Tuesday, saying We've degraded Hezbollah's capabilities,
Netanyahu said in a pre-recorded video message They still can't return to their homes. They still don't know whether their homes are standing,
ICRC spokeswoman Sarah Davies told AFP in an online interview from Gaza Fishing was the way we supported our children. If we don't go out to sea, we won't be able to feed ourselves,
said fisherman Issam Haboush I have grown old while watching my children hungry, scared, having nightmares and screaming day and night from the sound of the bombing and shells,
said Israa Abu Matar, a 26-year-old displaced woman As long as the enemy threatens our existence and the peace of our country, we will continue to fight. As long as our hostages are still in Gaza, we will continue to fight,
We know in our minds, our hearts, in every cell in our bodies: there will be no rehabilitation without the return of the hostages. All of them,
said Nitza Corngold, whose son Tal Shoham was kidnapped