Hezbollah in Lebanon has called on the government to be vigilant about the risks of negotiations with Israel

Hezbollah in Lebanon issued an open letter, advising Lebanese President Aoun, Speaker Beri and Prime Minister Salam not to "fall into the trap of negotiating with Israel", stating that such dialogues "only serve the interests of the enemy" and pose a "existential threat" to Lebanon's sovereignty.

Xinhua News Agency reported that Lighthouse TV, a subsidiary of Hezbollah in Lebanon, quoted an open letter from Hezbollah on Thursday (November 6) as saying that the Lebanese government and Hezbollah have always strictly abided by the ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel, while the Israeli side has continuously violated Lebanese territory by "land, sea and air".

Hezbollah accused Israel of pressuring the Lebanese government by "extortion", saying that Israel's demand to disarm Hezbollah as a prerequisite for a new round of ceasefire was "unacceptable". Hezbollah stated that domestic affairs in Lebanon should not be passively responded to under external pressure or coercion from Israel.

The open letter also warned that Israel intends to "deprive Lebanon of its ability to refuse blackmail" and force it to submit to its interests.

Recently, Israel has intensified its military strikes in southern Lebanon. The Lebanese Ministry of Health said that Israel's air strike against Lebanon on the 6th has caused one death and eight injuries.

At the end of October, Orn publicly stated that in order to end Israel's occupation of southern Lebanon, Lebanon was ready to negotiate with Israel. However, Israel continued to respond to the negotiations with attacks, lacking sincerity in peace talks. On November 3rd, Orn once again called for diplomatic negotiations with Israel.

The ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel came into effect on November 27, 2024. According to the agreement, the Israeli army should gradually withdraw from southern Lebanon by January 26, 2025. Subsequently, the Israeli side accused the Lebanese side of not fully implementing the ceasefire agreement and extended the withdrawal deadline to February 18. After the expiration, the Israeli army claimed that it would be stationed at five strongholds in the south of Lebanon "indefinitely" on the grounds of protecting the residents in the north. Lebanon, on the other hand, demands that the Israeli army withdraw completely from its occupied territories.