### [2026-06-4](/feed/2026/06/4/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# Secretary-General of Hezbollah Naim Qassem rejects a ceasefire without an Israeli withdrawal, saying that Hezbollah will fight as long as the occupation and attacks continue, and refuses disarmament. 




### Sources:

1. [Al Jazeera](https://aje.news/dud2nk?update=4626739)

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