Hezbollah chief says group will hold out for ‘suitable’ ceasefire terms

Sheik Naim Kassem (Hussein Malla/AP)

Hezbollah’s newly named leader Naim Kassem said in his first public comments that the militant group will keep fighting in its ongoing war with Israel until it is offered ceasefire terms it deems acceptable.

“If the Israelis decide to stop the aggression, we say that we accept, but according to the conditions that we see as suitable,” Mr Kassem said, speaking from an undisclosed location in a pre-recorded televised address.