Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem said Tuesday evening that the current ceasefire was achieved thanks to the group's management of the campaign, and demanded a full Israeli withdrawal from Lebanese territory according to a defined timetable. Qassem thanked Iran, calling it among the most honorable nations, and asserted that the aggression failed to achieve its goals.
Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem delivered a speech Tuesday evening marking another night of Ashura, in which he addressed the current ceasefire with Israel. Qassem credited the group's decision-making and campaign management for achieving the truce, and insisted that a full Israeli withdrawal from Lebanese territory must follow, according to a defined timetable. He thanked Iran, describing it as among the most honorable nations, and claimed that the aggression failed to achieve its goals. The speech continues a series of statements by Qassem in recent weeks, as The Zioneer has reported. On June 21, Qassem rejected any ceasefire that gives Israel freedom of action, and on June 19 he vowed resistance until the last Israeli leaves Lebanon. The current address appears to frame the existing ceasefire as a Hezbollah achievement while reiterating the demand for withdrawal, without addressing the disarmament issue that has been a central point of contention in previous statements.
2 developments
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- DevelopingHezbollah's Naim Qassem Rejects Ceasefire Deal, Vows Continued Resistance
- DevelopingHezbollah chief Qassem vows to launch 'project to eliminate Israel', rejects Israeli presence in Lebanon
- StrongHezbollah leader Qassem vows victory 'on the path of Hussein'
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