During his interview with Christiane Amanpour, Aoun asked Israelis if they truly want to live in "perpetual war." He then said that negotiations are a "huge opportunity" for both countries.

By Laila Bassam, Steven Scheer and Ahmed Elimam BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, June 4 (Reuters) - Hezbollah rejected a ceasefire plan agreed by the Lebanese and Israeli governments in U.S.-mediated talks, as Israel kept up strikes in southern Lebanon on Thursday and said it wouldn't be withdrawing from the south.

The Lebanese militant group’s attacks have caught Israelis off guard, forcing its political and military leaders to scramble for solutions.

Rep. Max Miller accused Rep. Rashida Tlaib of ties to Hezbollah on the House floor, sparking chaos during a debate over U.S. forces in Lebanon.

Thick smoke billowed over the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Tebnit on Friday as Israel continues its attacks against Hezbollah.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun spoke to CNN’s Chief International Anchor Christiane Amanpour in Beirut, in an exclusive interview where he strongly criticised the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, accusing Iran of using Lebanon as a bargaining chip in its negotiations with the United States.

Hezbollah has strongly rejected the latest ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon, with the Iran-backed group's leader calling for a complete ceasefire and Israel's withdrawal from the whole country.

Ben-Gvir, Eli Cohen, and other ministers called for harsher measures against Hezbollah, while Finance Minister Smotrich argued that a ceasefire under current conditions would be a major success.