“We reject negotiations with the usurping Israeli entity... We call for a historic and heroic stance by canceling this negotiating meeting.”Agence France-Presse, “Qassem asks Lebanese state to cancel Tuesday meeting with Israel,” Naharnet, April 14, 2026, https://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/319495-qassem-asks-lebanese-state-to-cancel-tuesday-meeting-with-israel.