Hezbollah rejects truce talks as Israel presses strikes, expands buffer zone in Lebanon
Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said negotiations with Israel under fire would amount to "surrender", as the Iran-backed group launched attacks and Israel said it was expanding a "buffer zone" inside Lebanon.
Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem rejected truce negotiations with Israel, saying talks while under attack would be tantamount to "surrender." The Iran-backed group launched attacks as Israel said it was expanding a "buffer zone" inside Lebanon and pressing strikes. The developments signal escalating tensions along the Lebanon-Israel border.