US Edition'We Have Prepared Ourselves for a Long Confrontation'
- Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem said the group is prepared for a long confrontation with Israel and will not retreat, describing the conflict as existential and a legitimate defense against brutal aggression threatening Lebanon's existence.
- Hezbollah has launched rockets toward Israel since a U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran on February 28, leading to Israeli airstrikes and border incursions in Lebanon.
- Qassem called on Lebanese officials to oppose Israel more strongly and dismissed Israeli assassination threats against him as worthless or having no value.
- Hezbollah fighters are undeterred by Israeli threats, and Qassem warned that Israel will witness the group's strength on the battlefield.
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Hezbollah is prepared for a long fight with Israel, the leader of the Iranian-backed Lebanese Shiite movement, Naim Qassem, announced on Friday evening. Qassem said the fight is for their existence and they will not let neighboring Israel take control of Lebanon. Hezbollah has fired hundreds of rockets into Israel since Wednesday, prompting Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz to warn Lebanese President Joseph Aoun that if the Lebanese governme…
Pro-Iranian Hezbollah leader Naim Kassem said today that his group is ready for a "long-term conflict" with Israel, adding that it is "not afraid of enemy threats."
Fourteenth day of war in the Gulf this Friday, March 13.
The Secretary-General of the Lebanese Hezbollah, Naim Qassem, said on Friday that "the group's members will achieve further gains if Israel advances into Lebanese territory by land"...
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