Meanwhile, Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem told Iranian media five steps that the terror group requires for a ceasefire with Israel.
Samir Geagea, head of the Lebanese Maronite Christian Lebanese Forces political party, denounced Hezbollah as the reason for violence and displacement in Lebanon in a Saturday post to X/Twitter.
Geagea argued that Hezbollah and its weapons are the reason Lebanese civilians need a ceasefire.
He also said that the armed terror group is the reason for “an Israeli occupation.”
“If it weren’t for Hezbollah and its weapons, we wouldn’t have prisoners, displaced people, or need reconstruction,” he added.
Meanwhile, Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem spoke to Iranian media, discussing Hezbollah’s conditions for a ceasefire with Israel.
A poster of Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem lies next to a vehicle as displaced people return to their homes, after a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, April 17, 2026. (credit: REUTERS/ZOHRA BENSEMRA)
The first step would be a “permanent cessation of aggression,” Qassem said.
‘Zionist enemy’ needs to withdraw to border, Hezbollah chief Qassem demands
Secondly, the “Zionist enemy” would need to completely withdraw from Lebanese territory to the border.
Thirdly, Israel would need to “release prisoners,” he stated.
Fourth, Lebanon’s displaced residents would need to be able to return to their cities and villages in border areas.
The fifth step is to begin reconstruction, with support from the international and Arab communities, as well as “national responsibility.”
Hezbollah is “ready for the highest level of cooperation with the Lebanese government within a new framework for realizing national sovereignty,” the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated Tasnim News Agency cited Qassem as saying.