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Friday, August 16, 2024
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Friday, August 16, 2024
Hezbollah won’t launch major reprisal during talks to reach Gaza ceasefire — report
Iron Dome interceptors are fired to down rockets fired from Lebanon at northern Israel, August 15, 2024. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)
Hezbollah won’t retaliate against Israel for the killing of a top commander while ceasefire-hostage deal talks take place in Qatar in order not to sabotage chances for an agreement, an unnamed source with close ties to Hezbollah tells The Washington Post.
“We can say that Hezbollah will not launch its retaliation operation during the Qatar talks because the party does not want to be held accountable for obstructing the talks or a potential deal,” the source says. “The retaliation can wait; it is not urgent or has a time limit.”
Hezbollah has vowed revenge for Israel’s killing of its top military commander, Fuad Shukr, in Beirut last month.
