A Lebanese source announced that direct negotiations between the Lebanese military delegation and the Zionist regime in the Pentagon building ended without reaching a specific result, because the Zionist side did not accept any of the demands put forward by Lebanon.
Publish dateSaturday 30 May 2026 - 11:21
Story Code : 356299
Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): An official Lebanese source announced to Al-Mayadeen Network that the Lebanese military negotiating delegation at the Pentagon meeting was unable to achieve its desire to establish a real ceasefire.
According to this source, the Lebanese military delegation insisted on the need to stop the ceasefire during the negotiations, but was repeatedly opposed by the Israeli side.
The source also added that the Israeli delegation opposed the withdrawal from the occupied territories of Lebanon and insisted on the "disarmament of Hezbollah."
A Lebanese military delegation led by Brigadier General George Rizkallah, the director of operations for the Lebanese army, met and negotiated with an Israeli delegation led by Amichai Levin, head of the strategic division at the Israeli military’s planning department, at the Pentagon on Friday.
The meeting followed the 45-day extension of the ceasefire (on May 15) and was a prelude to the next round of political talks (on June 2 and 3 at the US State Department).
It is also the first direct military meeting between the two sides in decades, brokered by the US, following direct political meetings that Hezbollah has described as “foolishness” and “giving free concessions to the enemy.”
However, Friday’s talks took place as the Israeli occupation army expanded its attacks to southern and eastern Lebanon, as well as the southern suburbs of Beirut. Netanyahu has also announced that operations are continuing beyond the “buffer zone” and even into Beirut and the Bekaa Valley.
All of these circumstances have led Hezbollah to reject any claim of a ceasefire and consider it merely a political cover for the continuation of the occupiers' crimes.
In this regard, Sheikh Naim Qassem, Secretary General of Hezbollah in Lebanon, criticized the direct negotiations between Lebanon and Israel in his latest statement and said that there is no ceasefire in Lebanon.
He emphasized: "What exists is continuous Israeli-American aggression. Lebanon is the party being violated, and it is Lebanon that needs guarantees to maintain its security and sovereignty."
A senior Hezbollah official also told Al Jazeera the other day that the escalation of attacks and actions by the Israeli regime is expanding the scope of the war and shows that direct negotiations are futile.
He also said that the Lebanese government must take a decisive stance and abandon neutrality in the face of the escalation of attacks by the Zionist regime.
According to this source, the Lebanese military delegation insisted on the need to stop the ceasefire during the negotiations, but was repeatedly opposed by the Israeli side.
The source also added that the Israeli delegation opposed the withdrawal from the occupied territories of Lebanon and insisted on the "disarmament of Hezbollah."
A Lebanese military delegation led by Brigadier General George Rizkallah, the director of operations for the Lebanese army, met and negotiated with an Israeli delegation led by Amichai Levin, head of the strategic division at the Israeli military’s planning department, at the Pentagon on Friday.
The meeting followed the 45-day extension of the ceasefire (on May 15) and was a prelude to the next round of political talks (on June 2 and 3 at the US State Department).
It is also the first direct military meeting between the two sides in decades, brokered by the US, following direct political meetings that Hezbollah has described as “foolishness” and “giving free concessions to the enemy.”
However, Friday’s talks took place as the Israeli occupation army expanded its attacks to southern and eastern Lebanon, as well as the southern suburbs of Beirut. Netanyahu has also announced that operations are continuing beyond the “buffer zone” and even into Beirut and the Bekaa Valley.
All of these circumstances have led Hezbollah to reject any claim of a ceasefire and consider it merely a political cover for the continuation of the occupiers' crimes.
In this regard, Sheikh Naim Qassem, Secretary General of Hezbollah in Lebanon, criticized the direct negotiations between Lebanon and Israel in his latest statement and said that there is no ceasefire in Lebanon.
He emphasized: "What exists is continuous Israeli-American aggression. Lebanon is the party being violated, and it is Lebanon that needs guarantees to maintain its security and sovereignty."
A senior Hezbollah official also told Al Jazeera the other day that the escalation of attacks and actions by the Israeli regime is expanding the scope of the war and shows that direct negotiations are futile.
He also said that the Lebanese government must take a decisive stance and abandon neutrality in the face of the escalation of attacks by the Zionist regime.
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