Kataib Hezbollah said it would suspend attacks on the U.S. embassy for five days if specific conditions were satisfied. The group demanded Israel halt displacement and strikes in Beirut's southern suburbs and sought assurances that residential areas in Baghdad and other provinces would not be shelled. The statement did not specify enforcement or verification mechanisms for the conditions.
Kataib Hezbollah Announces Conditional Five-Day Halt to Attacks on U.S. Embassy
Smoke and fire rise during reported drone and rocket strikes at the U.S. embassy, according to Iraqi security sources, in Baghdad, Iraq. Social Media via REUTERS
Kataib Hezbollah, an Iraqi armed group, said on Wednesday it would temporarily suspend attacks on the U.S. embassy for five days if certain conditions were met.
Conditions for the Pause
In an official statement, the group set out two central conditions for the temporary suspension:
- That Israel stop displacing and striking residents in Beirut's southern suburbs.
- That there be a clear commitment not to shell residential areas in Baghdad and other Iraqi provinces.
The announcement did not provide further operational details or identify the authority that would verify whether the conditions were being met. The pause is framed as conditional and temporary, lasting five days unless the group specifies otherwise.
Reporting by Muayad Suadi; writing by Jaidaa Taha; editing by Chris Reese.
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