Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem stated Friday that there will be no normalization with Israel, no revocation of hostilities, and no Israeli presence on Lebanese soil. He said resistance will continue and called on Arab and foreign states to stop pressuring Hezbollah on Israel’s behalf, according to a statement circulated on his official channel.
Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem issued a fresh statement Friday, reiterating the group’s core positions at a time of continued uncertainty over the Israel-Lebanon front. “There will be no normalization, we will not cancel the hostility, nor will we allow Israel to gain anything or have even a small presence among us,” Qassem said. He declared that the resistance would continue and urged Arab and foreign states to stop pressing Hezbollah in Israel’s interests.
The statement echoes a series of recent speeches and remarks by Qassem. As The Zioneer has reported, he has repeatedly denied defeat, rejected ceasefire deals that allow Israeli freedom of action, and demanded a full unconditional Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon. In a speech earlier this week he said Iran emerged strong from the confrontation, and in previous addresses he warned Israel would not return to the status quo ante. This latest message offers no new policy details but reinforces the group’s maximalist demands while diplomatic efforts continue.
The source is a single official Hezbollah statement, so corroboration is limited and the exact context—whether the remarks were delivered in a public address or a written message—was not specified.
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Source and signal
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