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"Hundreds of Hezbollah supporters gathered in Beirut's Riad Al-Solh Square on Saturday to voice opposition to the Lebanese government's move to hold negotiations with Israel. Footage shows protesters waving Lebanese and Iranian flags, carrying portraits of Hezbollah leaders, and holding signs that read 'Resistance is our choice.' Protesters also chanted messages of defiance, including: “We resist, we do not compromise!” and “No talks, no concessions!” "There is no way he (Nawaf Salam) will get what he wants," said Zainab Abbas, a protester. " As long as we have fighters on the frontlines writing heroic tales for the entire world to see that we are not weak". "We tell him: go and negotiate by yourself. As for us, humiliation is unthinkable. Neither he nor anyone else can take even a grain of dust from the south," she added. "Negotiations will end up in the garbage, they will bring us nothing," said fellow protester Kamal Shabqaji. The Lebanese presidency announced that talks with Israel are set to begin on Tuesday at the US State Department’s headquarters. The announcement came after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that he had directed his government to engage in direct talks with Lebanon 'as soon as possible'. This comes amid ongoing Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon, which Tel Aviv says target Hezbollah fighters and infrastructure, despite the ceasefire agreement between the United States and Israel with Iran and its allies that came into force last Wednesday. Iran maintains that the agreement includes a cessation of attacks on Lebanon, however Israel has denied this, arguing that the Lebanese front is unconnected. The United States and Iran reached a conditional two-week ceasefire agreement, ahead of a deadline set by US President Donald Trump for a broader understanding that includes the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Pakistan mediated the first round of talks between the two sides in Islamabad on Saturday. "
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