Hezbollah deputy chief says group backs cease-fire efforts

A displaced woman watches the speech of Hezbollah Vice Hezbollah Secretary General Naim Qassem on her phone inside a school transformed into a shelter for displaced families in Beirut on Oct. 8, 2024. An image grab taken from Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV shows the group's deputy chief Naim Qassem delivering a speech on Oct. 8, 2024. (Photo by Al-Manar / AFP) A man inspects a damaged apartment in a building which was hit with a rocket launched from Lebanon, in Kiryat Yam near Israel's northern city of Haifa on Oct. 8, 2024.

Hezbollah deputy leader Naim Qassem said Tuesday the group supports efforts toward a cease-fire in the spiraling conflict along the Lebanon-Israel border.