Secretary-General of the Lebanese Hezbollah, Naim Qassem, said that the party went through the most difficult phase since its inception, but it won because "the enemy did not achieve its goals." He also spoke about the consequences of the ceasefire agreement with Israel and touched on the ongoing battles in Syria.

Qassem explained - in a televised speech on Thursday evening - that three basic factors "were related to the victory in the battle, the first of which was the steadfastness of the resistance fighters, the second was the blood of the martyrs, which gave the mujahideen an incentive to continue, and the third was the restoration of the leadership and control structure in the party."

He stated that the ceasefire agreement is "an implementation mechanism for Resolution 1701 and is not a stand-alone one." He added that the resolution stipulates the withdrawal of Israel and prohibits the presence of militants south of the Litani River.

The Secretary-General of Hezbollah accused Israel of committing more than 60 violations of the agreement, noting that the Lebanese government is responsible for following up on this.

During the speech, which was titled “Promise and Commitment... Reconstruction Campaign,” Qassem said that the displacement of the Lebanese - as a result of the confrontation with Israel since October 8, 2023 - is still having repercussions until now, and was “difficult, and included more than 1.1 million displaced persons.”

Regarding the developments in Syria, the Secretary-General of Hezbollah said that what he described as the Takfiri groups there are "tools of Israel and America," stressing that the party will be "alongside Syria to thwart this aggression," as he put it.

He continued, saying: "We are facing a dangerous Israeli expansionist project, and I call on you to support the resistance in confronting Israel." He added that "the Takfiri groups want to transfer Syria from a resistance position to a position that serves the Israeli enemy."

Source: Al Jazeera