Hezbollah’s leader Naim Qassem said on Saturday the ceasefire with Israel must mean a complete halt to aggression, warning the group would retaliate against Israeli violations in southern Lebanon.
“There is no ceasefire from one side only,” Qassem said in a statement, adding that Hezbollah fighters “will respond to violations of aggression accordingly.”
Five key steps
He outlined five key steps: a permanent halt to hostilities across Lebanon, a full Israeli withdrawal, detainee releases, the return of displaced residents and reconstruction with Arab and international support.
Hezbollah had not been defeated and would continue to pursue Lebanon’s liberation and independence, he added.
Qassem also said Hezbollah is open to “a new page” of cooperation with the Lebanese government, stressing readiness to work with state institutions to strengthen national unity and safeguard sovereignty.
A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon took effect at midnight between Thursday and Friday, following an earlier announcement by US President Donald Trump.
Israeli strike
However, the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement on Saturday that it had struck militants approaching a “Yellow Line,” which marks the northern edge of the “security zone” established by Israel in southern Lebanon, over the past day.
The Israeli army also began constructing a new military site on Saturday near Kfarchouba village in the eastern sector of southern Lebanon’s border area, according to eyewitnesses and a Lebanese security source.
The Lebanese security source told Xinhua that an Israeli military unit, comprising bulldozers and excavators and protected by a Merkava tank, was conducting earthmoving works on a hill southwest of Kfarchouba. Activities included ground leveling, excavations and the construction of earth berms, indicating the establishment of a new military post administratively linked to Kfarchouba.
Eyewitnesses identified the site as “Rbaa al-Teben” hill, about 1.5 kilometers from the Lebanon-Israel demarcation line and home to olive groves and vineyards.
- Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem emphasized that the ceasefire with Israel requires a complete halt to aggression from both sides and warned of retaliation against Israeli violations in southern Lebanon.
- Qassem outlined five key demands: permanent halt to hostilities, full Israeli withdrawal, release of detainees, return of displaced people, and reconstruction with Arab and international support.
- Hezbollah remains committed to Lebanon's liberation and independence and is open to cooperating with the Lebanese government to strengthen national unity and sovereignty.
- A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon began recently, following a US President Donald Trump announcement.
- Despite the ceasefire, Israel's military struck militants near the "Yellow Line" and started building a new military site near Kfarchouba village in southern Lebanon.
Hezbollah's leader Naim Qassem said on Saturday the ceasefire with Israel must mean a complete halt to aggression, warning the group would retaliate against Israeli violations in southern Lebanon.
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He outlined five key steps: a permanent halt to hostilities across Lebanon, a full Israeli withdrawal, detainee releases, the return of displaced residents and reconstruction with Arab and international support.
Hezbollah had not been defeated and would continue to pursue Lebanon's liberation and independence, he added.
Qassem also said Hezbollah is open to "a new page" of cooperation with the Lebanese government, stressing readiness to work with state institutions to strengthen national unity and safeguard sovereignty.
A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon took effect at midnight between
However, the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement on Saturday that it had struck militants approaching a "Yellow Line," which marks the northern edge of the "security zone" established by Israel in southern Lebanon, over the past day.
Eyewitnesses identified the site as "Rbaa al-Teben" hill, about 1.5 kilometers from the Lebanon-Israel demarcation line and home to olive groves and vineyards.
