Hezbollah rejects US‑brokered Israel‑Lebanon ceasefire deal

Hezbollah has refused to implement the ceasefire agreement negotiated between Israel and Lebanon with U.S. mediation. The deal, announced after three days of talks in Washington, would require the militant group to stop attacks on Israel and withdraw its fighters from south Lebanon. Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem dismissed the terms, calling them a capitulation. Israeli officials, including Defence Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, condemned the agreement as a mistake, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the north and sounding of air‑raid sirens was reported after drones entered Israeli airspace over the Galilee region. No injuries were reported from the latest drone interceptions. The United States is expected to set the timing and mechanism for enforcing the truce, but Hezbollah’s rejection leaves the fragile pause in hostilities uncertain.