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New Hezbollah chief says he is open to truce with Israel if an offer is made
Hezbollah's new leader Naim Qassem said on Wednesday that while the Iran-backed militant group would not "beg for a ceasefire", it was open to one from Israel if certain terms were met. Qassem's first speech since taking over came as Israel's security cabinet met to discuss a possible truce, but also as Israel attacked the eastern Lebanese city of Baalbek and said it had killed another senior Hezbollah commander.
Hezbollah's new leader Naim Qassem said on Wednesday that while the Iran-backed militant group would not "beg for a ceasefire", it was open to one from Israel if certain terms were met. Qassem's first speech since taking over came as Israel's security cabinet met to discuss a possible truce, but also as Israel attacked the eastern Lebanese city of Baalbek and said it had killed another senior Hezbollah commander.
