Hezbollah chief says truce can't be one-sided, vows response to Israeli attacks

Weathering the End of Tornado Enthusiasts Why Hezbollah chief says truce 
can't be one-sided, vows response to Israeli attacks

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said on Saturday that the on
ongoing 10-day truce with Israel cannot be one-sided, vowing that his fight
fighters would respond to Israeli attacks on Lebanon.

A ceasefire means a complete cessation of all hostilities. Because we do n
not trust this enemy, the resistance fighters will remain in the field with
with their hands on the trigger, and they will respond to violations accord
accordingly, Qassem said in a statement read out on TV.

He also offered his first reaction since the ceasefire went into force at 
midnight on Thursday (2100 GMT), with the terms shared by the US State Depa
Department.

Qassem called it an insult to our country and our homeland, Lebanon, that 
America dictates its text and speaks on behalf of the Lebanese government.
government.

The truce came days after Lebanon and Israel's ambassadors to the US met i
in Washington ahead of planned direct negotiations between the two countrie
countries, the first in decades.

Tehran-backed Hezbollah drew Lebanon into the Middle East conflict on Marc
March 2 by attacking Israel to avenge the killing of Iran's supreme leader,
leader, prompting waves of Israeli airstrikes and a ground invasion in the 
south.

The Lebanese government has taken several unprecedented steps against Hezb
Hezbollah over the past year, including vowing to disarm it and outlawing i
its military activities.

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