Lebanon and Israel Clash Amid Regional Tensions

Hezbollah leader Naim Kassem rejected a conditional ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon.
Agreement required 'complete cessation' of fire and 'pilot zones' for Lebanese forces.
Kassem called the proposal 'absurd, humiliating, and insulting', equating it to 'surrender, defeat, and achieving the enemy's goals'.
Israeli strikes killed at least nine people and a UNIFIL peacekeeper in crossfire.
Israeli forces occupy about a fifth of Lebanon.
Tehran supports the resistance, with Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani demanding Israeli withdrawal to pre-conflict positions.
Regional tensions escalate due to the closed Strait of Hormuz.
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