US EditionHezbollah leader refuses to disarm until Israel withdraws from southern Lebanon
LEBANON, JUL 7 – Hezbollah rejects disarmament demands, citing thousands of Israeli strikes since ceasefire and ongoing occupation; group insists arms are vital for Lebanon's defense, leader Naim Qassem said.
- Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem stated his group will not surrender or disarm due to Israeli threats, saying, 'This threat will not make us accept surrender.'
- Qassem emphasized that Israel must abide by the ceasefire agreement, stating they should withdraw from the occupied territories, stop its aggression, and release the prisoners detained during last year's war.
- Despite claims from Israel about ceasefire violations, Hezbollah has not launched any attacks on Israeli territory since the last conflict.
- Qassem mentioned that only after Israel's actions will Hezbollah be ready to discuss disarmament strategies.
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Hezbollah Rejects US-Backed Disarmament Proposal
Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem delivers a speech from an unknown location, Nov. 20, 2024, in this still image from video. Photo: REUTERS TV/Al Manar TV via REUTERS. Hezbollah has vowed to keep its weapons, rejecting a US-backed disarmament proposal amid increasing pressure from the Lebanese government and Israeli threats following new airstrikes and a cross-border incursion. “This threat will not make us accept surrender,” Hezbollah chief S…
Washington.- Hizbollah leader Naim Kassem reiterated on Sunday the refusal of the political and military group to lay down their weapons before Israel withdraws from all of southern Lebanon and stops its air strikes. He spoke in a video message, while thousands of people gathered in the suburbs of southern Beirut to commemorate the sacred Shia day of the Ashura. The Ashura commemorates the Battle of Kerbala in 680, in which the grandson of the p…
While the Hebrew state maintains its positions in southern Lebanon and continues its strikes, Naïm Qassem, the secretary general of Hezbollah, held an offensive speech this Sunday on the occasion of the religious festival of Ashura. The leader of the movement "excludes from giving up arms".
The Lebanese Hezbollah movement refuses to disarm or withdraw from the armed struggle against Israel. “The threats will not make us…
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