Hezbollah chief says ceasefire deal doesn’t hinge on who wins US election

A man sits on a public bench beneath a large billboard congratulating Donald Trump in Tel Aviv on November 6, 2024.(Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP)
A man sits on a public bench beneath a large billboard congratulating Donald Trump in Tel Aviv on November 6, 2024.(Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP)

The leader of Hezbollah says the results of the US presidential election will have no impact on any possible ceasefire deal to end the Israel-Hezbollah war.

“We don’t base our expectations for a halt of the aggression on political developments… Whether [Kamala] Harris wins or [Donald] Trump wins, it means nothing to us,” Naim Qassem says in a pre-recorded speech before Trump announced his victory.

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