Israel rejects ceasefire with Hezbollah

Despite the start of peace negotiations between the US and Iran in Pakistan, Israel has intensified its military operations, striking over 200 Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon within the last 24 hours.

The death toll in Lebanon has now surpassed 2,000 as Israeli forces target Nabatieh and other border districts.

Lebanese officials have demanded an immediate halt to the bombing as a precondition for the upcoming talks, but Israel maintains that it will not discuss a truce with the paramilitary group.

The escalating violence threatens to derail the fragile regional ceasefire and complicates the high-stakes diplomacy currently underway in Islamabad.