JERUSALEM, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that the disarmament of Hezbollah is a prerequisite for any ceasefire agreement with Lebanon.
In a video statement, he said Lebanon had approached Israel several times over the past month seeking to begin direct talks following Israeli military actions.
"I approved this, subject to two conditions: we want to achieve the disarmament of Hezbollah, and we want a real peace agreement that will last for generations," Netanyahu said.
The campaign against Iran is not over, Netanyahu said in the statement. Pointing at a map of the Middle East, Netanyahu added that the "Iranian axis" wanted to "strangle" Israel and Israel is "strangling" them. "We hit them. We still have more to do," he said.
In the statement, Netanyahu noted that he has spent much of his life ensuring that Iran will not achieve nuclear weapons, while Iran has long denied seeking to develop them. ■
