Hezbollah chief demands 'comprehensive' ceasefire and Israeli withdrawal

Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem has demanded a comprehensive ceasefire and the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Lebanon, urging Lebanese authorities to abandon direct talks with Israel after a truce agreement was announced.

"The ceasefire must be comprehensive... without the Israeli enemy having the freedom to kill," Qassem said in a televised message, urging the government to halt "the farce and humiliation called direct talks" with Israel. 

He also vowed that "as long as our villages are unsafe - being bombed, destroyed and our people killed - the settlements (north Israel) are unsafe".