INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
minister said another senior official from the Iran-backed group appeared to have been killed.In what could be the latest in a series of
major blows to Hezbollah, Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said it appeared the replacement for slain Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan
further details.In a televised speech, Hezbollah deputy leader Naim Qassem, said he supported attempts to secure a truce, and for the first
time did not mention the end of war in Gaza as a pre-condition to halting combat on the Lebanon-Israel border.Qassem said Hezbollah
supported attempts by Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri, a Hezbollah ally, to secure a halt to fighting, which has escalated in recent weeks
year in which the group has said it is fighting in support of the Palestinians during the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, and would not stop
without a ceasefire there.Speaking in front of curtains from an undisclosed location, Qassem said the conflict with Israel was a war about
who cries first, and Hezbollah would not cry first
We are hurting them and we will prolong the time
devastating setback Israel has dealt its foe in decades
Qassem said the group would elect a new secretary general and announce it once it has been done.Israel kept up the pressure on Hezbollah on
Tuesday by killing another one of its senior figures and launching new operations in southern Lebanon.Qassem said Israel had yet to advance
have spiralled in recent weeks into a series of Israeli operations by land and air against Lebanon
1, Iran, sponsor of both Hezbollah and Hamas, fired missiles at Israel.WARNING FROM IRANIran warned Israel on Tuesday against any retliatory
other countries in the Middle East starting on Tuesday
the conflict.On the ground, the area of Israeli operations in Lebanon has been expanding
adding that harvests will not occur and produce is rotting in fields.World Health Organization official Ian Clarke in Beirut told the same
Husseini, in what would be the latest in a string of Israeli assassinations of leaders and commanders of Hezbollah and Hamas.Many Israelis
have regained confidence in their long-vaunted military and intelligence after deadly blows in recent weeks to the command structure of
Parliament, calling for a ceasefire
Some 20% of the Lebanese population had been forced to move, he said.Source: Reuters--Agencies
