Hezbollah: A 'ceasefire' only solution to ongoing fighting

Hezbollah's deputy leader has said a "ceasefire" is the only solution to the ongoing fighting in the region.

Speaking on TV, Deputy Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem said Hezbollah would not be defeated in its conflict with Israel and said if they wanted their citizens to return to their homes in the north then Israel would need to stop its assault on Gaza.

"I tell the home front that the solution is to cease fire and after the ceasefire according to the indirect agreement the settlers will return to the north," he said.

"As the war continues, the number of uninhabited settlements will increase and hundreds of thousands, even more than two million, will be in danger."

"The resistance will not be defeated because it owns the land and because its fighters are martyrs who accept nothing but a life of honor and your army is now defeated and will be defeated more."