Hezbollah rejects Israel’s ‘free rein’ to carry out attacks amid Lebanon ceasefire

Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem on Sunday rejected any ceasefire that grants Israel a “free rein” to carry out attacks in Lebanon, Anadolu reports. “They said a ceasefire means that Hezbollah will not fire, while Israel will remain free to act, to kill wherever it wants, and to advance wherever it wants. This is called a continuation of the aggression, and we will not accept it,” Qassem said in a televised speech. “There is no such thing as a ceasefire with freedom of movement for Israel,” he stressed. The Hezbollah chief said a ceasefire means “a complete cessation of aggression by air, land, and sea, and a halt to destruction.” “The continued presence of the Israeli army on Lebanese soil is [...]