Hezbollah leader urges Lebanon’s government to pull out of Israel talks

Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem rejected an upcoming meeting between the Lebanese government and Israel in the United States, calling such efforts "futile" as Israeli attacks on Lebanon intensify. In a televised speech, he urged the government to take a "historic and heroic stance" by not attending the talks, which he claims aim to disarm Hezbollah. Since early March, Israeli bombardments have killed at least 2,055 people in Lebanon, including 165 children.