Hezbollah says it will cross the "yellow line" of demarcation established by Israel in southern Lebanon, one of its members of parliament said today in an interview with AFP, stressing that no one will be able to disarm the Shiite movement.

"We will cross this yellow line with resistance, invoking our legitimate right to defend our lives and our country," said Hassan Fardallah. After the start of a 10-day ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel on Friday, the Israeli military said it had established a "yellow line" of demarcation in southern Lebanon, like in the Gaza Strip, to protect the people of northern Israel.

Fardallah also said Lebanese President Joseph Aoun should abandon direct negotiations with Israel, adding that the pro-Iranian movement wants the ceasefire to continue. “When there is an occupation, let’s not talk about a monopoly on weapons over the resistance,” Hassan Fardallah said, welcoming AFP to the parliament building in Beirut. The MP reiterated Hezbollah’s rejection of direct negotiations between Beirut and Israel, the first to be held in decades, under the auspices of Washington.

He warned that Hezbollah “will not stand idly by in the face of Israeli violations and attacks,” adding that it was up to his movement’s leadership to decide on a response that would serve its “interest.” Fardallah said his party had informed Iran of “all Israeli attacks” in order to communicate them to Pakistan, a mediator in negotiations between the United States and Iran.

“There is a political course that was set in Islamabad, on which we have a lot of hope, because Iran stands by Lebanon,” Fardallah said. “We want the ceasefire to continue and be accompanied by Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon,” the Hezbollah lawmaker said, also calling for the return of “all displaced persons to their villages” and the “release of prisoners” by Israel, as well as “pursuing a reconstruction plan” for the areas that were destroyed.

Hezbollah will not accept any deal to restore the situation that prevailed after the 2024 ceasefire, the MP said. His party had emerged weakened from the war with Israel at the time, having lost its key cadres and part of its arsenal.