The head of Lebanon’s Hezbollah said today that his organization would target “central Tel Aviv” in response to recent Israeli airstrikes on Beirut, one of which killed its media chief on Sunday. informing the pro-Iranian movement.

Israel”attacked the heart of the capital Beirut, therefore he must await a response in the center of Tel AvivNaim Kasem said in a pre-recorded speech.

The head of Hezbollah has said it will not accept any ceasefire deal that violates Lebanon’s “sovereignty”, while Israel says it wants to maintain a “freedom of action” against the pro-Iranian group.

“Israel cannot impose its terms on usKasem said. He added that Hezbollah demands “the complete cessation of aggression and the defense of sovereignty” of Lebanon. “The Israeli enemy cannot enter whenever it wants” into Lebanese territory in the event of a ceasefire, he also said.

Kassem pointed out that the organization received a cease-fire proposal from the US to end the fighting between Hezbollah and Israel, which it reviewed and made comments on, which it shared with the US envoy.

The cessation of hostilities is now in Israel’s hands, as it rests on the Israeli response and Netanyahu’s “seriousness,” he added.

“Let’s let the truce talks continue to see if they bear fruit or not». Kassem made the comments in a pre-recorded speech aired hours after US envoy Amos Hoxtyn said he was traveling from Beirut to Israel in an effort to broker a ceasefire agreement.

Israel must not be allowed to violate Lebanon’s sovereignty, enter the country and kill whenever and however it wants.

Hezbollah will negotiate and fight at the same time, he said.

The organization will remain present in the political sphere after the ceasefire agreement and will effectively contribute to the presidential election after the ceasefire.

Our political steps and state affairs will be governed by the Taif Agreement, Qassem said.

US envoy Amos Hoxtyn met twice yesterday, Tuesday, and today with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, who is the liaison to Hezbollah, to discuss the US ceasefire plan.

“We received the (US) sheet and made comments” explained Naim Qassem, who took over as head of Hezbollah a month after the death of his predecessor, Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli strike.

“Our comments, and those of President Berry, who are in agreement, have been forwarded to the US envoy,” who is expected to travel to Israel later today, he added.

Violence between Israel and Lebanon’s Shiite movement has killed more than 3,540 people since October 2023, the majority since late September when Israel launched a massive bombing campaign and ground offensive.

On the Israeli side, 79 soldiers and 46 civilians have been killed in 13 months.