Hezbollah Chief Condemns Lebanon-Israel Talks Amid Escalating Conflict

Hezbollah’s leader has issued a fiery warning as tensions escalate between Lebanon and Israel, rejecting plans for direct talks between Lebanese and Israeli officials in Washington, D.C. Speaking on Monday, Naim Qassem, Hezbollah's second-in-command, called the proposed negotiations a betrayal of Lebanon's sovereignty, accusing the talks of serving as a pretext to pressure his group into disarmament. The announcement comes against the backdrop of intensifying Israeli military operations in south