❗️Highlights from today’s speech from Secretary General of Hezbollah Sheikh Naim Qassem: – The Cradle

 ❗️Highlights from today’s speech from Secretary General of Hezbollah Sheikh Naim Qassem:

– “Israel assassinates journalists because they have left an important impact in revealing the truth of the battle and confronting the media of tyrants and oppressors.”

– “We do not accept that a single inch of Lebanon be taken. Lebanon must remain honorable, dignified, liberated, and free from any guardianship.”

– “What is happening in Lebanon today is a clearly defined act of aggression that aims to take control of Lebanon and strip it of all forms of strength it possesses.”

– “The Israeli attacks on UNIFIL, on the Lebanese army, and on everyone indicate that we are facing an aggression that must be confronted and stopped.”

– “To the Lebanese government: How many times have you offered concessions and tried that path, and it yielded nothing? Meanwhile, Israel has offered no concessions at all.”

– “The “exclusive weapons” plan is a concession, deployment south of the Litani River is a concession, announcing readiness for negotiations is a concession, and accepting the points in the [Tom] Barak paper is also a concession.”

– “Lebanon did not gain its independence on 22 November 1943 except through suffering, demands, firm positions, imprisonment, and long before that, through the sacrifices of martyrs.”

– “After the liberation in 2000, everyone agreed that “Israel” is the enemy, and that anyone who collaborates with this enemy would be rejected by all Lebanese.”

– “What is happening in Lebanon today is not merely the failure to implement the ceasefire agreement; it is a deliberate aggression aimed at controlling Lebanon and stripping it of its strength.”

– “Yesterday, UNIFIL issued a statement confirming that a wall built by the “Israeli” enemy had crossed the Blue Line, making more than 4,000 square meters of Lebanese land inaccessible to the Lebanese people.”

– “Together, we shape our independence, liberate our land, restore the steps of sovereignty, and—as Christians and Muslims, from all regions of Lebanon—become one heart and one hand in facing the “Israeli” enemy and, behind it, America, in defense of our rights.”

– “We want our rights, our land, our prisoners, our stability, our economy, and our political agency, and we are entitled to obtain these rights.”

– “The American guardianship over Lebanon is extremely dangerous. This guardianship does not work for Lebanon’s stability. America is an aggressor and a sponsor of “Israeli” aggression, guiding “Israel” regarding the boundaries of its assaults in accordance with political maneuvering and pressure.”

– “The currency collapsed in Lebanon because of America, the banks went bankrupt because of it, and the economy was damaged because of it. America prevented electricity from arriving from Egypt and Jordan and obstructed oil projects through its methods of tendering and operational pressure.”

– “If you want to know the source of Lebanon’s greatest calamities, look for America.”

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