'Hezbollah not in a position of weakness' in potential truce talks, analyst says

Hezbollah announced on Tuesday that it has chosen cleric Naim Kassem to lead the Lebanese militant group after the killing of its longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli airstrike on a Beirut suburb in late September. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to David Wood, Senior Analyst for Lebanon at ICG. Amid talk of potential ceasefire negotiations, he says that Hezbollah is not in a position of weakness where it would accept any terms in order to get a truce.

Oct 30, 2024 - 11:02
'Hezbollah not in a position of weakness' in potential truce talks, analyst says
Hezbollah announced on Tuesday that it has chosen cleric Naim Kassem to lead the Lebanese militant group after the killing of its longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli airstrike on a Beirut suburb in late September. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to David Wood, Senior Analyst for Lebanon at ICG. Amid talk of potential ceasefire negotiations, he says that Hezbollah is not in a position of weakness where it would accept any terms in order to get a truce.