Israel begins new ‘wave of strikes’ in Tehran as US Senate bid to restrict Trump battle powers fails

Alice Cuddy
Reporting from Beirut

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Hezbollah’s
chief Naim Qassem has mentioned the Iran-backed group “will not surrender”
because the battle with Israel continues to escalate.

In his first
public speech because the regional battle unfold to Lebanon on Monday, Qassem
mentioned Hezbollah had adhered to a ceasefire deal reached in late 2024, however that
Israel “did not abide by any of its provisions”.

“We
agreed to the diplomatic resolution and regarded it a possibility for the
state to imagine its duty, however we have now repeatedly mentioned ‘there are
limits to persistence’,” he said in the televised address.

“Our
alternative is to confront them to the purpose of the utmost sacrifice, to the
furthest limits, and we is not going to give up,” he mentioned.

Hezbollah
launched rockets and drones at Israel on Monday after US and Israeli strikes
killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayotollah Ali Khamenei.

Israel has
responded with widespread air strikes and despatched troops into the south of
Lebanon, with tens of hundreds of civilians pressured to flee.