Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem declared Friday evening that the group's resistance will continue until every Israeli soldier leaves Lebanese soil, according to a quote circulated on his official the source. The statement mirrors Qassem's repeated rejections of ceasefire proposals and demands for a full Israeli withdrawal without conditions.
Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem on Friday evening published a statement vowing that the group's resistance would continue until 'the last Israeli leaves Lebanese soil.' The remark, shared on Qassem's official the source, is the latest in a series of defiant addresses by the Hezbollah chief.
As The Zioneer reported earlier Friday, Qassem had already denied that Hezbollah was defeated in a lengthy address at 19:07 Jerusalem time, claiming an 'international plan' existed to dismantle the group's power. The new message, posted at 21:43, further hardens his line by linking the continuation of armed operations to the evacuation of all Israeli forces from Lebanon — a condition Hezbollah has repeatedly positioned as a non-negotiable demand. Qassem has also previously rejected ceasefire agreements and any arrangement that would limit Hezbollah's military capability or presence in southern Lebanon.
The post's timing — for a Friday evening — is consistent with Hezbollah's practice of punctuating military and diplomatic developments with public statements by its leadership. No immediate response from Israeli or Lebanese officials was reported.
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