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Senior Hezbollah official Nawaf Moussawi told Middle East Eye in an interview that force, not negotiations, is the only way to compel Israel to withdraw from southern Lebanon. Moussawi argued that Lebanese-Israeli talks will remain fruitless as long as President Joseph Aoun negotiates without leverage over Israel, saying Israel is now fighting a new generation of fighters it does not fully understand. The remarks underscore Hezbollah's continued rejection of a negotiated settlement and signal the group's intent to maintain armed resistance amid ongoing Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon.