Sheikh Naim Qassem: Netanyahu is in a very difficult situation.
According to Al-Manar, in a speech today, Monday, Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem explained the internal developments in Lebanon and the need for the government to make greater efforts to expel the Zionist regime from southern Lebanon and hold the regime to its commitments.
We have three priorities that we must focus on
Sheikh Naim Qassem said in this speech: We have three priorities that we must focus on. These priorities are important for the government and the nation, and everyone must strive to achieve them because they will bring stability, growth and development to Lebanon. The priority should be to stop the Zionist regime’s aggression, withdraw from southern Lebanon, and release the prisoners.
The Zionist regime has violated the ceasefire 3,000 times
He continued: No ceasefire violations have been recorded in our name, while the Zionist regime has violated the ceasefire more than 3,000 times so far. Hezbollah has adhered to the ceasefire agreement between the Lebanese government and the Zionist regime, and we facilitated the army’s mission to deploy in the southern regions. The Lebanese government is responsible for following up on the ceasefire agreement by putting pressure on its guarantor countries.
The government should make more efforts to implement the ceasefire
Sheikh Qassem stressed: The Lebanese government should make more efforts at all local, domestic, and international levels to ensure the implementation of the ceasefire agreement. The position of the President and Prime Minister yesterday in condemning the Zionist regime’s aggression on southern Beirut was good, but we call on government officials to raise their voices and make more efforts.
The aggression on the southern suburbs of Beirut was carried out with the support of the United States
The Secretary-General of Hezbollah emphasized: The Zionist regime’s aggression on the southern suburbs of Beirut yesterday was carried out with the support of the United States. The United States has interests in Lebanon and must understand that these interests will not be realized except through stability in Lebanon. The Lebanese government must make it clear to the United States that Lebanon will not rise from its place without stopping the aggression, and the interests of the United States will not be realized in this way.
The Zionist regime seeks to dominate Lebanon
He noted: The resistance has adhered 100 percent to the ceasefire agreement, and I tell the government bodies that you must assume the duty of protecting the ceasefire. Some government officials promise foreign envoys that to will confine weapons to the government, while the Zionist side has not fulfilled its commitments. The Zionist regime wants to dominate Lebanon and establish Zionist settlements on its soil and weaken Lebanon, and the United States is also seeking to achieve these goals.
We put the enemy in his place / Netanyahu is in a very difficult situation
Sheikh Naim Qassem continued: We stood in times of hardship and put the enemy in his place, and that is why he was forced to accept a ceasefire. We will never give up on our own power factor and the power of Lebanon, its army, and government. Lebanon must be strong and will remain strong thanks to the threefold resistance, arm,y and nation. Netanyahu is in a very difficult situation and is unable to achieve his goals, and we should no longer surrender to him.
There will be no agreement without reconstruction
The Secretary General of Hezbollah stated: The second priority should be the reconstruction of the areas destroyed by the enemy’s aggression. The government has been very late in the reconstruction process, and we must warn about this. Our request to the government is to include reconstruction in its work program, formulate its reconstruction plan, and start this process. The third priority is building the country and the state, and the path to achieving this goal is clear. There will be no agreement without reconstruction, and refusing reconstruction means discriminating between Lebanese citizens and obstructing the path of the economy and development.
The resistance became a refuge for the homeless
He noted: We have so far sheltered 50,755 people whose homes were destroyed in the Zionist regime’s aggression, and we have also repaired the homes of 332,000 citizens, while these measures are the duty and responsibility of the government, but we have carried them out with all our hearts. We support the efforts of the President and the Prime Minister to stop the aggression of the occupying regime, reconstruct and build the country and the state, and we will not listen to the seditionists.
Hezbollah and the Amal Movement form a coalition in municipal elections
In another part of his speech, Sheikh Qassem referred to the upcoming municipal and council elections in Lebanon and said: We have formed a coalition with the Amal Movement to manage the electoral campaign to move the current reality from crisis and disagreement to agreement. The first goal of the municipal and council elections is to serve the oppressed people and protect their interests, develop their areas of residence, eliminate their deprivation, and participate in improving their situation through existing facilities. We, as Hezbollah, believe that municipal elections are not for gaining position and position and personal exploitation, but rather an effort to fulfill responsibility and provide services. We must work hard to preserve the unity of the village and the city and protect the atmosphere of understanding, cohesion, cooperation, and brotherhood. I call on everyone to have a broad presence in the municipal elections because whoever wants to build his country must gather with his brothers and friends and cooperate with them for development and social action.