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Hezbollah urged the Lebanese government on Sunday to halt direct talks with Israel after the Israeli Foreign Ministry published a map depicting large parts of southern Lebanon as Israeli territory.
The group said the map exposed what it described as Israeli ambitions over Lebanese land and resources and accused Israel of seeking to impose new realities on the ground.
The map was published Friday on the Israeli Foreign Ministry's Arabic-language account on the U.S. social media platform X and showed large areas of southern Lebanon incorporated into Israel. The account later deleted the post.
Hezbollah said the map undermined the negotiating process and accused Israel of using direct talks to buy time while seeking to consolidate its presence on Lebanese territory.
The group called on the Lebanese government to end direct negotiations with Israel and lodge an urgent complaint with the U.N. Security Council.
It also urged Lebanon's Higher Defense Council to convene an emergency meeting and called for a unified response to defend the country's sovereignty, territory and resources.
Lebanese authorities had not publicly commented on the map as of Sunday evening.
Beirut has repeatedly demanded a full Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon.
The statement came after Lebanese and Israeli negotiators concluded a seventh round of U.S.-mediated talks in Rome on Thursday.
The negotiations focused on implementing a framework agreement reached on June 26.
Despite the talks, Israeli military operations in southern Lebanon have continued since March 2.
The attacks have killed 4,333 people and wounded 12,250 others, according to Lebanon's Health Ministry.
Israel continues to occupy parts of southern Lebanon, including areas held for decades and territory seized during the 2023-2024 war, when Israeli forces advanced more than 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) into Lebanese territory.
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