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Hezbollah chief rejects talks with Israel under fire, vows fighters will continue 'without limits'

AL-Monitor
Mar 25, 2026
Debris and damaged buildings in the aftermath of overnight Israeli strikes, amid an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, March 24, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Stringer
Debris and damaged buildings in the aftermath of overnight Israeli strikes, amid an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, March 24, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Stringer — Stringer

March 25 (Reuters) - Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said on Wednesday in a televised speech read on his behalf that negotiating with Israel under fire amounts to imposed surrender and called for unity against Israel.

The speech, aired on a Hezbollah affiliated television station, said Hezbollah fighters were prepared to continue "without limits".

(Reporting by Reuters;Editing by Alison Williams)