Naim Qassem's statement came as Israel's security cabinet met to discuss a possible truce, but also as Israel attacked the eastern Lebanese city of Baalbek and said it had killed another senior Hezbollah commander.
BEIRUT - Hezbollah's new leader on Wednesday said the beleaguered Lebanese movement could agree to a ceasefire under certain terms, as Israeli forces expand their bombardment of the group's bastions.
Qassem became leader of the Iran-backed armed movement on Tuesday, following the assassination of his predecessor Hassan Nasrallah by Israel in a massive air strike last month. These include that Hezbollah withdraw north of the Litani River, some 30 kilometres from the Israeli frontier, and that the Lebanese state's army deploy along the border.An international intervention mechanism would be established to enforce the truce, but Israel would demand a guarantee that it maintain freedom of action in case of threats.
Lebanon's health ministry said at least 19 people were killed in Israeli strikes on two areas in the Baalbek region. The war has killed at least 1,754 people in Lebanon since 23 September, according to an AFP tally of health ministry figures, although the real number is likely to be higher. The proposal would include the exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinians in Israeli prisons, and an increase in aid to Gaza.
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