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Hezbollah chief rejects truce as Israel vows continued operations in south Lebanon

Rescue workers use an excavator as they search for victims under the rubble of a building that was hit Monday in an Israeli air strike in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Tuesday, June 2, 2026. © Mohammed Zaatari, AP

Hezbollah on Thursday rejected the latest ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Lebanese government, demanding a complete Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon as more fighting there hampered efforts to end the Iran war. The Hezbollah announcement came as Israeli strikes killed at least eight people, according to Lebanese authorities, and a UN peacekeeper was killed in the crossfire.

Hezbollah's chief on Thursday rejected a conditional truce announced by Lebanese and Israeli envoys, demanding a comprehensive ceasefire and full Israeli withdrawal instead as he threatened northern Israel with new attacks.

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