Hezbollah leader urges Lebanon’s government to pull out of Israel talks

Al Jazeera ConflictNews ReportEN 2 min read 100% complete April 14, 2026 at 12:46 AM

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Lebanon and Israel to hold first direct diplomatic talks in decades in Washington

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Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem urged the Lebanese government to withdraw from planned talks with Israel in Washington, D.C., scheduled for Tuesday. Qassem views the U.S.-brokered negotiations as a ploy by Israel to pressure Hezbollah into disarming, a goal Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has repeatedly stated. He called on the Lebanese government to take a "heroic stance" by refusing to attend. Qassem's statement follows intensified Israeli attacks on Lebanon, which began after Hezbollah launched rockets in retaliation for the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader. Since March, the conflict has resulted in over 2,055 deaths in Lebanon, including many children and medical workers, and displaced 1.2 million people.

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Israel intensified its war on Lebanon in early March following a salvo of rockets launched by Hezbollah.

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Qassem said the talks are a ploy to pressure Hezbollah into laying down its weapons.

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The Lebanese and Israeli ambassadors to the US are scheduled to meet in Washington, DC, on Tuesday.

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Qassem called on the government to take “a historic and heroic stance” by not attending the planned talks.

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Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem rejected an upcoming meeting between the Lebanese government and Israel in the United States.

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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei 40% Iran ×340% Washington, DC ×250% Benjamin Netanyahu 50% United States ×360% Lebanon ×580% Naim Qassem ×390% Israel ×890% Hezbollah ×5100%

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israel 100% hezbollah 100% lebanon 90% negotiations 80% attacks on lebanon 70% disarmament 60% ceasefire 60% washington dc 50% us-israel war on iran 40%