BEIRUT, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah on Thursday called on Lebanese authorities to stop direct talks with Israel, warning that continued engagement gives political cover to ongoing Israeli attacks on Lebanon.
"Lebanon must halt all forms of direct communication with the enemy," Fadlallah said at a parliament press conference, according to Lebanon's National News Agency.
Israel has continued its assaults on Lebanon's southern border villages, with drone strikes, artillery shelling, and direct gunfire, he said.
The resistance "will not accept a one-sided ceasefire" while Israeli attacks persist, he said, voicing opposition to Israel imposing new "red lines."
He also slammed Israeli forces for blocking rescue teams from reaching civilian victims, including two journalists, in the southern town of Al-Tiri, describing it as a "war crime" targeting unarmed civilians.
A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon came into effect at midnight between April 16 and 17, following weeks of intensified cross-border fighting amid the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran.
Israeli and Lebanese officials held talks in Washington on April 14. A second round of discussions is scheduled for Thursday. ■
