Hezbollah threatened Friday evening that the Lebanese army will not be able to keep the group away from southern border villages, saying the military "will raise its hands very quickly." The threat escalates Hezbollah's verbal defiance of the ceasefire framework.
Hezbollah issued a fresh threat Friday evening, asserting that the Lebanese army would be unable to prevent the group from operating in southern border villages and would "raise its hands very quickly." The statement, attributed to Hezbollah sources, is the latest in a series of escalating verbal challenges to the ceasefire framework with Israel.
Earlier Friday, as The Zioneer reported, Hezbollah called on the Lebanese government to withdraw from the ceasefire agreement, declaring the pact does not bind the organization. Over the past two weeks, Hezbollah figures have repeatedly warned against any Israeli presence in southern Lebanon and threatened to respond with force to any perceived violation.
The Friday night threat directly targets the Lebanese military's role as the designated enforcing authority in southern Lebanon under the ceasefire terms. Hezbollah's position signals active opposition to the post-ceasefire arrangement, without — at this stage — indicating an imminent military escalation.
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