"Israel has no territorial claims on Lebanon."The problem Israel has is not with Lebanon; it's with Hezbollah inside of Lebanon."Despite his concerns about how the ceasefire was working, or indeed not working, Dr Mitri was keen to stress Lebanon was in favour of a truce.But he insisted it had not been imposed on his country by the US, even as there was pressure from Tehran during negotiations on a deal to end the broader Middle East war."The Iranians had insisted that a ceasefire in Lebanon should be part of the deal, and we, the Lebanese, said there should be a ceasefire in Lebanon, but it's Lebanon that should negotiate a ceasefire because Lebanon negotiates on behalf of Lebanon," he said."We're not asking Iran to negotiate on our behalf.The latest conflict erupted when Hezbollah opened fire on Israel in early March in solidarity with its Iranian backers, days after the US and Israel launched their war on the regime in Tehran.In the period since, Lebanese health officials say more than 2,500 people have been killed in Israeli strikes Neither did the requirement for Israeli forces to completely withdraw from Lebanese territory.Israel was also accused of near-daily breaches of the ceasefire, launching strikes in the area as it perceived threats from Hezbollah."The Israelis, of course, have always voiced this criticism