Hezbollah chief demands full timetable for Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon

Hezbollah chief demands full timetable for Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said on Tuesday that Israel must set out a schedule to withdraw completely from Lebanon “without retaining an inch”. “We now have a ceasefire. The withdrawal must take place according to a timetable. Israel has no choice but to fully withdraw from all Lebanese territory, without retaining an inch,” Qassem said in a televised address. This comes after at least two people were killed by gunfire from Israeli troops on Tuesday, threatening the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon as a fifth round of talks continues in the US. An Israeli army Merkava tank takes position along the northern border with Lebanon in the Upper Galilee on 18 June 2026 (Jalaa Marey/AFP)