00:00Welcome back. The leader of Hezbollah, Naim Kassim, has dismissed upcoming talks in Washington between Lebanon and Israel, describing them
00:09as futile.
00:10It comes as the Israel forces has reportedly struck 150 targets across southern Lebanon in the last 24 hours alone.
00:20The Lebanese and Israeli ambassadors to Washington are set to meet on Tuesday to discuss possible direct talks between the
00:27two sides.
00:28But Kassim claimed the move is a ploy to pressure Hezbollah into laying down its weapons.
00:34Lebanese authorities say their priority is to secure a ceasefire.
00:38But Israel has dismissed that, pushing instead for formal peace negotiations.
00:42The United States and Iran have agreed to a two-week ceasefire, but the deal does not extend to Lebanon.
00:48Israeli strikes on Lebanon have so far killed over 2,000 people and displacing over a million since the conflict
00:55began.
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