Hezbollah Leader: Talks with Israel Under Fire Equate to Surrender

Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem stated that any negotiation with Israel "under fire" amounts to imposing surrender and called for unity against Israel.

In a message read on the Al-Manar television network, Qassem said that the Shiite organization's fighters are ready to continue fighting "without limits." He also called on the Lebanese government to lift the ban it has imposed on the organization's military activities.