Hezbollah's new leader vows to continue fighting, but ready for cease-fire

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Hezbollah's newly appointed leader, Sheikh Naim Qassem, pledged Wednesday to continue fighting Israel, saying any negotiation to stop the raging war will start with a cease-fire first.

"We continue to confront the aggression, and if the enemy [Israel] wants to stop it, [if] we accept the conditions that we deem appropriate, the basis of any negotiation is a cease-fire first," Qassem said during a speech that was broadcast on Hezbollah-run Al Manar TV.

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