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Hezbollah chief slams ‘free concession’ after Lebanon sends civilian delegation to talks with Israel
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Naim Qassem, leader of the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah, addresses mourners through a screen in a televised address during a ceremony marking the first anniversary of Israel's assassination of Hassan Nasrallah and other group leaders, in the town of Deir Qanoun al-Nahr near Tyre in southern Lebanon on September 27, 2025 (Mahmoud ZAYYAT / AFP)
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem criticizes the Lebanese government’s decision to send a civilian delegate to the ceasefire committee, calling it a “free concession” to Israel and a clear violation of previous government positions.
On Wednesday, both Israel and Lebanon sent civilian envoys to a military committee monitoring their ceasefire, marking an expansion in the scope of talks between the two nations.
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