Hezbollah rejects a new ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Lebanese government, while Israeli strikes continue across southern Lebanon and local authorities report deaths. Hezbollah leader Naim Kassem says in a written statement that the group will not accept terms that require Hezbollah fighters to leave southern Lebanon while fighting continues, calling the deal “surrender, defeat” and saying it would serve Israel’s objectives. Multiple outlets report that Hezbollah also demands a complete Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon and argues that ongoing strikes and the absence of secure conditions prevent progress toward an end to the conflict. The rejection is issued as Israeli strikes kill at least four people in Lebanon, according to local authorities. Reports also say a United Nations peacekeeper dies in the crossfire. One outlet adds that an Israeli soldier is killed in combat in southern Lebanon. The overall situation is described as ongoing fighting that disrupts efforts to implement a ceasefire, with Hezbollah signaling it has not committed to stop fighting under the proposed terms.