Hezbollah rejects latest ceasefire agreement as Israeli strikes kill 4 in Lebanon

Key points

• Hezbollah on Thursday (June 4, 2026) rejected the latest ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and the Lebanese government, demanding a complete Israeli withdrawal.
• The announcement came as Israeli strikes killed at least four people, according to local authorities, and a UN peacekeeper was killed in the crossfire.
• West Asia war LIVE on June 4, 2026 Hezbollah leader Naim Kassem, in a written statement read on TV, said the agreement's demand that Hezbollah fighters leave southern Lebanon under fire would mean “surrender, defeat and achieving the enemy's goals.” “What we are concerned about is an end to the aggression, ceasefire and Israel's withdrawal,” he said.
• “We did not make any commitment to any party to stop resisting as long as there is occupation,” he added.
• The ongoing fighting in Lebanon, where Israeli forces have seized large swaths of the south, threatens efforts to end the Iran war and reopen the Strait...