Hezbollah chief rejects direct talks with Israel, says move would 'serve Netanyahu and Trump'

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1575,w_2800/709808' alt='Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem delivers an address from an unknown location, Jan. 27. (photo credit: Video still; Al Manar TV/Reuters TV)' title='Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem delivers an address from an unknown location, Jan. 27. (photo credit: Video still; Al Manar TV/Reuters TV)' /><br />In a lengthy statement, Qassem accused Israel of systematically violating the ceasefire, claiming it had breached the agreement “more than ten thousand times.” <br />