Hezbollah rejects ceasefire
2006-07-17 15:11
Beirut - Hezbollah on Monday rejected entering into a ceasefire on terms dictated by Israel, with a senior member of the Lebanese militia saying it would not accept three conditions the Jewish state has set.
"We accept no conditions for a ceasefire, whatever the pressure," Abdullah Kasir, a member of Hezbollah's central committee, told AFP.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Friday said a ceasefire would only be considered on three conditions: that Hezbollah release two captured Israeli soldiers, that the firing of Hezbollah rockets on Israeli towns cease, and that Lebanon proceeds with the disarmament of the militia in line with a UN resolution.
Kasir said Israel's demand to see the Lebanese army deploy along the border with Israel, replacing Hezbollah guerrillas that currently control the area, was a matter for the Lebanese to settle themselves.
- AFP