Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem delivered on Monday a key speech, which marks the anniversary of the martyred leaders–Sheikh Ragheb Harb, Sayyed Abbas Al-Moussawi, and Hajj Imad Mughniyeh, underscoring the pursuance of the resistance path.
Sheikh Qassem said, “We are a national, patriotic, Islamic, and humanitarian resistance movement, and ‘Israel’ is an expansionist entity that plans to occupy all of Palestine and the entire region.”
The Israeli enemy disregards all the agreements it signs, according to Sheikh Qassem who recalled “Oslo” and “Madrid” in this regard.
Sheikh Qassem warned against underestimating what the Israeli enemy is committing Gaza, where it directly occupies 60% of the Strip and attacks the remaining part on a daily basis.
The Israeli annexation of the West Bank must not be underestimated as well, his eminence added.
The US administration is a full complicit in the Israeli genocide in Gaza, and Trump solicits the Arabs, but completely backs the Israeli crimes, he noted.
In this regard, Hezbollah Secretary General raised the following questions:
- Have not you heard about the Zionist settlers who came to plant trees in Yarin, archeologists who inspected Shamaa castle during 2024 war and soldiers who carried out the kidnap operation in Hebbariyeh?
- Have not you detected the Israeli intention to commit a genocide behind its crime of targeting a vehicle in Al-Masnaa area?
Sheikh Qassem warned that the Israeli enemy intends to kill humans and destroy stones, power and life, affirming that the resistance has a deeply-rooted faith and a martyrdom-based performance.
Lebanese Government
Hezbollah leader indicated that the Lebanese government is fully responsible for confronting the Israeli aggression and protecting the Lebanese sovereignty.
Sheikh Qassem affirmed that the concessions made by the government comprise a grave sin and encourage the enemy to be more greedy.
His eminence wondered why the Lebanese government accepts the conditional aids, saying, “You have to reject the demands of the foreign envoys as long as the Israeli enemy rejects compliance with ceasefire concluded in 2024.”
The Israeli enemy is exerting the maximum pressure to gain politically what it failed to obtain during the war, Sheikh Qassem maintained.
Sheikh Qassem underlined, ” Hezbollah does not seek war, but it is ready to defend Lebanon in face of any Israeli war.”
15 months of Israeli aggression failed in face of the steadfastness of the resistance which is capable of harming the enemy, his eminence added.
Sheikh Qassem stressed that Hezbollah supports the national unity in Lebanon, holding the government responsible for the implementation of the ceasefire.
Sheikh Qassem called for supporting the Lebanese Army, warning against the US-Arab tutelage.
Currently, Hezbollah is showing patience, but the battlefield will tell how and when this stage will be over, Sheikh Qassem warned.
Finally, Sheikh Qassem called on the Lebanese government to stop all the discussions about the arms exclusiveness in Lebanon.
“Why does not the Lebanese government convene periodically to discuss the national defense instead of making concessions?” Sheikh Qassem asked.
Occasion
Sheikh Qassem started his speech by affirming that martyred resistance leader Sheikh Ragheb Harb worked in his village and in all the surrounding villages, and even reached all of Lebanon through his confrontation with the enemy.
“Sheikh Ragheb presented a pioneering model of the martyred leader.”
Sayyed Abbas Al-Moussawi (May Allah’s blessings be upon him) was present with his car at all the jihadi sites and across all of Lebanon; his life was resistance and his spirit was resistance, Sheikh Qassem said.
“Hajj Imad Mughniyeh was one of the fundamental pillars who worked along this jihadi path since its beginning. He was the maker of the two victories in the years 2000 and 2006. He was also a creative and giving commander.”
The three martyred leaders are different models in some of their great qualities, yet they share common traits, including a clear mission in their way of life, having devoted themselves to Islam and adherence to the rules of Sharia, his eminence said.
Source: Al-Manar English Website