A top Iranian general reiterated Tehran's demand for a full ceasefire in Lebanon on Thursday and called for Israel to pull troops back to where they were when the wider war began. View on euronews

Hezbollah has rejected the latest ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Lebanese government and demanded a complete Israeli withdrawal.

Fighting along the Israeli-Lebanese border in recent days has escalated sharply, in defiance of the deal brokered by the United States in April.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces elections this year, says Israel will continue its campaign until Hezbollah ceases to be a threat entirely.

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.

The rejected cease-fire agreement and the continued exchanging of fire between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon casts a shadow over the progress of U.S.-Iran peace negotiations.

Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem says the group won’t stop fighting while Israel occupies Lebanese territory.

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

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.