Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem declared in a speech on Saturday that “Israel realized its path in confronting Hezbollah was blocked, so it agreed to a deal.”
Qassem asserted that Hezbollah had triumphed, as Israel “failed to achieve its main goal—to eliminate Hezbollah and restore the settlers.”
The agreement, Qassem said, was not about dismantling Hezbollah but about halting attacks and implementing UN Resolution 1701, focused exclusively on the area south of the Litani River. He noted, “We tolerated hundreds of Israeli violations to facilitate the agreement’s implementation.”
Qassem emphasized that “resistance on the ground remains critical, regardless of its limitations. We continue to prepare and act according to our assessments.” He added, “Resistance persists through faith and readiness, and our martyrs increase our responsibility in confronting the enemy, which can only be defeated through resistance.”