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Hezbollah says Lebanon is bound by ceasefire but group rejects negotiations with Israel

AL-Monitor
Nov 6, 2025
Smoke and fire rise from Israeli air strikes on what the Israeli military called as Hezbollah targets, in Al-Mahmoudiya, southern Lebanon, in this screengrab taken from a handout video released on October 30, 2025. Israeli Military/Handout via REUTERS
Smoke and fire rise from Israeli air strikes on what the Israeli military called as Hezbollah targets, in Al-Mahmoudiya, southern Lebanon, in this screengrab taken from a handout video released on October 30, 2025. Israeli Military/Handout via REUTERS — ISRAELI MILITARY

(Reuters) -Lebanon's Hezbollah said on Thursday that the group had "a legitimate right to resist (Israeli) occupation", adding that the group would support the Lebanese army.

Hezbollah also said that, while Lebanon was bound by a ceasefire, it was not obligated to be drawn into political negotiations with Israel.

(Reporting by Tala Ramadan, Nayera Abdallah and Maya Gebeily; Editing by Alex Richardson)