❗️From Hezbollah’s open letter addressed to President Joseph Aoun, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, and the Lebanese people (2/2): – The Cradle
❗️From Hezbollah’s open letter addressed to President Joseph Aoun, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, and the Lebanese people (2/2):
“It must be clear to all Lebanese that the Israeli enemy does not target Hezbollah alone; it targets Lebanon in all its components, and seeks to strip Lebanon of every means to reject the Zionist entity’s extortionist demands, imposing submission to its policies and interests in Lebanon and the region.
This demands a unified and dignified national stance that compels respect for our country and people, and safeguards Lebanon’s sovereignty and dignity.
As for becoming entangled in or sliding toward the proposed negotiation traps, such moves would only grant further gains to the Israeli enemy, which always takes and never abides by its commitments—indeed, it gives nothing.
With such a savage enemy, backed by the American tyrant, no maneuver or cleverness can succeed.
Lebanon’s responsibility today lies in enforcing the ceasefire declaration, and pressuring the Zionist enemy to comply with it—not in yielding to aggressive blackmail or being dragged into political negotiations with the Zionist enemy.
Such negotiations serve no national interest and carry existential dangers that threaten the Lebanese state and its sovereignty.
In conclusion, as a founding component of Lebanon, which we have pledged as a final homeland for all its citizens, we reaffirm our legitimate right to resist occupation and aggression, and to stand alongside our army and our people in defending the sovereignty of our country.
Legitimate defense does not fall under the category of a “decision of peace” or a “decision of war”; rather, we exercise our right to defend against an enemy that imposes war upon our country, refuses to halt its assaults, and seeks to subjugate our state.
Based on this vision, we approach current developments by reaffirming to all that the present moment calls for unity of effort to halt the Zionist violations, aggression, and escalation against our country, and to repel the security and existential dangers threatening it.
We hold in high esteem the patience of our steadfast and proud people, who endure injustice and aggression alongside us, hoping to preserve sovereignty and national dignity.
We pledge to remain in the position of honor, dignity, and truth, defending our land and our people, and working toward the fulfillment of our generations’ hopes and future.”
Media Relations Department — Hezbollah
Thursday, 6 November 2025
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