Hezbollah actually only wants to stop its attacks on Israel once there is a ceasefire in the Gaza war. Apparently there is now movement in discussions that only relate to the fighting in Lebanon.
Lebanon’s acting prime minister, Najib Mikati, is hopeful of a ceasefire between Israel and the Hezbollah militia “within days.” Mikati told the Lebanese television channel Al-Jadeed. The US envoy for the Middle East, Amos Hochststein, informed him that he would travel to Israel again for discussions about the possible ceasefire.
There was initially no confirmation from Hezbollah, Israel or the USA.
Parallel to the war in Gaza, Israel is also waging a war with the pro-Iranian Hezbollah militia in Lebanon. Israel has been shelling them for a year, according to its own statements, in support of the Islamist Hamas in Gaza, which in turn carried out a massacre in Israel on October 7, 2023.
The new Hezbollah Secretary General Naim Kassim spoke again in a speech that both conflicts are linked. Hezbollah had previously stated that it would only agree to a ceasefire if there was a corresponding agreement in Gaza.
