ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq - The pro-Iran Iraqi armed group Kataib Hezollah on Wednesday hoped that the recent developments in the truce talks in Lebanon to stop the Hezbollah-Israel, mediated by the American envoy, does not harm the unity of the “resistance” forces.

US special envoy Amos Hochstein visited Beirut on Tuesday to follow up on the international effort, led by the US and France, for a ceasefire in Lebanon and bringing an end to the conflict between the Israeli military and the Hezbollah, which has intensified since September.

After meeting with several top Lebanese officials, the envoy said that a ceasefire was “now within our grasp.”

Abu Hussein al-Hamidawi, secretary-general of the Kataib Hezbollah, said that the Hezbollah and the Lebanese people are more capable of assessing the needs and interests of their own people, vowing that the forces in the so-called Axis of Resistance will remain by their side, but stressed the lack of trust in Washington and its involvement.

“We doubt every action in which the Americans are a player, as nothing comes from the devil except destruction, deception, and fraud, and the final decision remains in the hands of the brothers in Hezbollah, as they know their immediate and future interests.”

Hamidawi noted that the Iraqi resistance factions remain in contact with the Lebanese Hezbollah and other regional resistance groups on how to adapt to potential developments, emphasizing that the priorities are “for the Palestinian people not to be left alone, and for the unity in the arena not to be harmed.”

Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem on Wednesday called the recent Israeli attack on a neighborhood in the heart of Beirut a “violation” and vowed that their response will target the center of Tel Aviv.

In regard to the American truce efforts, Qassem said “we have received the American proposal regarding a ceasefire, and we have submitted our observations on it.”

More than 3,500 people have been killed since October last year, with the bulk of the casualties recorded since September 24, according to data from the Lebanese health ministry.

On Monday, a Lebanese government official told AFP that the government had "a very positive view" of the armistice proposal. 

Nonetheless, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said that even if a truce was reached, Tel Aviv would press on with its cross-border strikes.