Hezbollah chief again rejects Lebanon-Israel deal, refuses 'surrender'

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Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem has rejected the Israel-Lebanon framework agreement, calling it illegitimate and a threat to Lebanese sovereignty. In a televised address, he opposed provisions requiring Hezbollah’s disarmament, Israeli troop withdrawal and Lebanese army deployment in southern Lebanon, while vowing the Iran-backed group would not surrender.