Hezbollah willing to hold off of retaliation against Israel for ceasefire talks

Published August 16, 2024 12:09pm ET



Hezbollah is reportedly willing to delay its retaliatory response against Israel in an attempt to allow the renewed Israel-Hamas ceasefire negotiations to play out.

Iran and its proxies, including Hezbollah, have vowed to target Israel in response to the assassinations of Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr on July 30 and of Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran a day later.

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