Hezbollah: Israel using strikes for political pressure

Shafaq News/ On Monday, Hezbollah
Secretary-General Naim Qassem urged the Lebanese government to intensify
efforts to uphold the ceasefire with Israel, describing recent Israeli strikes
as an attempt to exert political pressure.

In a televised speech, Qassem
outlined Hezbollah’s priorities, including halting Israeli military operations,
securing an Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon, and ensuring the release
of Lebanese detainees. He also underscored that Hezbollah had fully adhered to
the ceasefire agreement brokered between Lebanon and Israel as well as
facilitating the Lebanese army’s deployment in the south.

Hezbollah, he noted, had
committed no violations of the ceasefire, while Israel had breached it more
than 3,000 times. Although welcoming the initial reactions from the Lebanese
president and prime minister, Qassem urged government officials to adopt
stronger and more vocal positions in defense of the agreement, warning that
Lebanon’s future progress depends on Israel’s full compliance with the ceasefire.

Qassem reaffirmed Hezbollah’s
commitment to maintaining its strength alongside that of the Lebanese army and
state institutions, emphasizing that Lebanon’s resilience relies on the unity
of its resistance, military, and people.