“We are concerned only with a comprehensive cessation of aggression, a cease-fire, and the withdrawal of Israel,” said Naim Qassem, leader of the Iran-backed Shi‘ite Muslim group that was not party to the talks.
The cease-fire statement made no explicit reference to any Israeli withdrawal from the south.
Hezbollah’s staunch rejection of the agreement comes amid reports of continued strikes being traded by the militant group and Israeli forces Thursday morning, just hours after the cease-fire was announced.
Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported a number of strikes in the south of the country.
In a statement shared with TIME, Katz said the IDF would continue “its fire and activity in the area at this stage” and “remain in the security zone in Lebanon… without the return of the [Lebanese] population.”
The group also said it struck “a gathering of Israeli army vehicles and soldiers” in the town of Qana in southern Lebanon.
Tehran has maintained its position that any cease-fire with Washington must include the halt of Israeli strikes in Lebanon.
After a tense conversation between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Trump, the latter announced that Israel would not carry out the attack.
A U.S.-brokered cease-fire on April 16 failed to stop the fighting, with both sides repeatedly accusing each other of violating the fragile truce.
According to the International Rescue Committee (IRC), the “escalation of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, Israeli airstrikes, and evacuation orders” have displaced around 1.3 million across Lebanon.
Israel's Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter, State Department Chief of Staff Daniel Holler, U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa, and Lebanese Ambassador to the U.S. Nada Hamadeh attend a meeting between Israeli and Lebanese delegations hosted by the U.S. at the State Department in Washington, D.C., on June 3, 2026. —Oliver Contreras—Getty Images
What are the specifics of the Israel-Lebanon cease-fire plan overseen by Washington?
A key condition of the cease-fire is the “complete cessation” of Hezbollah fire, and the withdrawal of the militant group’s fighters from the South Litani Sector.
The parties in Washington also agreed upon the creation of “pilot zones” in which the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) will take “exclusive control of the territory to the exclusion of all non-state actors.” This would be carried out with the “guidance” of the U.S.
The Lebanese government later proposed a zone in the area of Beaufort (Shaqif) Castle in southern Lebanon, which was seized by Israeli forces last week, to serve as a model.
Israel's hard-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has called the cease-fire proposal “a serious mistake,” insisting the Lebanese army was incapable of forcing Hezbollah to withdraw, should the group not comply.
The statement announcing the latest cease-fire proposal stipulated that “the future of the relationship between Israel and Lebanon must be decided by the two sovereign governments,” with a firm rejection of “any attempt, by any state or non-state actor, to hold Lebanon’s future hostage. ”
Representatives from Israel and Lebanon are set to meet again the week of June 22 “with a view toward reaching a comprehensive agreement.”
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