Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem rejects US-backed Lebanon-Israel deal

Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem has once again rejected the US-backed framework agreement aimed at ending hostilities with Israel, labeling the proposal as illegitimate and humiliating. Qassem emphasized that the group would not accept what he termed a surrender. These remarks come amid ongoing diplomatic efforts to secure a ceasefire along the Lebanon-Israel border. Separately, in Israel, Haredi residents in Bnei Brak blocked vehicle access to a secular neighborhood ahead of the Sabbath.