Skip to main content
Hezbollah leader agreed to ceasefire hours before assassination, Lebanese Foreign Minister says
Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon, October 3, 2024

HEZBOLLAH agreed to a ceasefire hours before its leader Hassan Nasrallah was assassinated in an Israel air strike on Beirut, Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib said today

The sensational claim came during an interview with Christiane Amanpour on US broadcaster CNN.

Mr Habib said that Mr Nasrallah’s agreement to the ceasefire had been communicated to both the US and French governments.

The 95th Anniversary Appeal
Support the Morning Star
You have reached the free limit.
Subscribe to continue reading.
Similar stories
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Friday, Sept. 26, 2025
Gaza Genocide / 26 September 2025
26 September 2025
US President Donald Trump smiles at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after signing a proclamation at the White House in Washington, March 25, 2019
Middle East / 24 June 2025
24 June 2025

While Trump praises the ‘successful’ attack on Iranian nuclear sites, the question arises as to the real motives behind this escalation. MARC VANDEPITTE explores the issues