Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem has begun delivering a speech Thursday evening, according to Israeli media tracking the group. The content of the address is not yet fully reported; prior speeches by Qassem have included denials of defeat, rejection of US-brokered talks, and vows to continue the armed campaign against Israel.
Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem began a speech Thursday evening at roughly 18:45 Jerusalem time, as reported by Israeli security commentator Yair Goldblatt and the X account 'Security and the Middle East'. The full content of the address has not yet been released, but Qassem's public remarks in recent weeks have consistently struck a defiant tone. In June he formally rejected a US-brokered ceasefire, calling the talks an 'absurd and shameful' process for Lebanon. He has also denied that Hezbollah has been defeated in the current round of fighting with Israel, vowing the 'resistance will continue.' In a separate, relatively rare admission this month, Qassem stated it is 'impossible to break Israel's strength.' The speech comes amid ongoing low-intensity clashes along the Israel-Lebanon border and an unresolved political crisis within Lebanon over the presidency and the role of Hezbollah's weapons. The Zioneer has previously covered several of Qassem's statements this month; this is his first known public address in roughly 24 hours. No specific policy announcement or operational directive from this speech has been confirmed as of this bulletin.
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