Israel to hold direct talks with Lebanon but no ceasefire, Netanyahu says

"There is no ceasefire in Lebanon."

— Benjamin Netanyahu , Politician

"At this time, no alternative medical facilities are available to receive approximately 450 patients from the two hospitals (including 40 patients in the ICU), rendering their evacuation operationally unfeasible."

— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus , Executive

"the only solution"

— Joseph Aoun , Politician

"These barbaric acts of aggression — which recognize no right and respect no agreements or commitments — have repeatedly demonstrated an utter disregard for all international laws and norms."

— Joseph Aoun , Politician

"the two-week truce does not apply to Lebanon."

— Benjamin Netanyahu , Politician

"the US, Iran and their allies have agreed to an immediate ceasefire everywhere, including Lebanon and elsewhere."

— Shehbaz Sharif , Politician

"Iran has been running the military campaign that Hezbollah has launched in southern Lebanon."

— Nawaf Salam , Politician

"Iran is doing a very poor job, dishonorable some would say, of allowing Oil to go through the Strait of Hormuz."

— Donald Trump , Politician

"That is not the agreement we have!"

— Donald Trump , Politician

"In light of Lebanon’s repeated requests to open direct negotiations with Israel, I instructed the cabinet yesterday to start direct negotiations with Lebanon as soon as possible."

— Benjamin Netanyahu , Politician

"The only solution to the ongoing situation in the country was to achieve a ceasefire."

— Joseph Aoun , Politician

"The Lebanese government should demand a ceasefire as a precondition before further steps."

— Ali Fayyad , Politician

"no ceasefire in Lebanon and Israel would continue to strike Hezbollah with full force"

— Benjamin Netanyahu , Politician

"We did not seek war and we do not want it."

— Mojtaba Khamenei , Politician

"negotiations were meaningless as long as Israel continued to bomb Lebanon"

— Masoud Pezeshkian , Politician

"Lebanon was not included in the deal because of Hezbollah's role."

— Donald Trump , Politician