Qassem declares 'great victory', vows cooperation with army in implementing ceasefire
Hezbollah chief Sheikh Naim Qassem on Friday declared a "great victory" against Israel in his first speech since a ceasefire went into effect in Lebanon.
"I have decided to declare... officially and clearly that we are facing a great victory that surpasses that of July 2006," Qassem said, adding: "We won because we prevented the enemy from destroying Hezbollah... (and) from annihilating or weakening the resistance."
"Israel's losses were huge in terms of displacement and casualties and it reached a dead end due to resistance," Qassem added in a televised speech, boasting that "the resistance's resilience astonished the world."
"The resistance continued and it shall remain," he said.
Qassem also vowed to coordinate at a "high level" with the Lebanese Army to implement the terms of the ceasefire with Israel that began two days earlier.
"The coordination between the resistance and the Lebanese Army will be at a high level to implement the commitments of the agreement," Qassem said, adding that "no one is betting on problems or disagreements" with the army.
"Hezbollah will work to preserve national unity and enhance Lebanon's defensive capabilities," he added.
As for Hezbollah's support for the Palestinians, Qassem said that it will continue in "various forms."
"Our support for Palestine will continue in the appropriate ways," he added.
Turning to the domestic situation, Qassem said: "Together with our people, we will continue the reconstruction process to provide decent housing."
"We want to return Lebanon to be more beautiful than it was," he said.
Qassem also said that Hezbollah will "cooperate with and talk to all forces that want to build a unified Lebanon within the framework of the Taif Agreement," while vowing to contribute to the speedy election of a new president.
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29 November 2024, 19:00
Qassem: We will cooperate and talk to all forces that want to build a unified Lebanon within the framework of the Taif Agreement.
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29 November 2024, 18:58
Qassem: We will contribute to the election of a president.
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29 November 2024, 18:58
Qassem: We want to return Lebanon to be more beautiful than it was.
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29 November 2024, 18:58
Qassem: Together with our people, we will continue the reconstruction process to provide decent housing.
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29 November 2024, 18:57
Qassem: Our support for Palestine will continue in the appropriate ways.
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29 November 2024, 18:57
Qassem: Our support for Palestine will not stop in its various forms.
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29 November 2024, 18:54
Qassem: Hezbollah will work to preserve national unity and enhance Lebanon's defensive capabilities.
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29 November 2024, 18:51
Qassem: We view the army as a patriotic army in its command and personnel and it will deploy in its country and our country.
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29 November 2024, 18:49
Qassem: Let no one bet on a disagreement between the army and the resistance.
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29 November 2024, 18:48
Qassem: This agreement is under the ceiling of Lebanese sovereignty.
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29 November 2024, 18:47
Qassem: There will be high coordination between the army and the resistance in the implementation of the ceasefire agreement.
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29 November 2024, 18:47
Qassem: The agreement calls for the army's deployment in the south Litani area.
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29 November 2024, 18:44
Qassem: The resistance continued and it shall remain.
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29 November 2024, 18:43
Qassem: We triumphed because we prevented the enemy from destroying Hezbollah and annihilating the resistance.
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29 November 2024, 18:43
Qassem: We are before a major victory that exceeds that of 2006.
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29 November 2024, 18:42
Qassem says he delayed his speech until he could see how the Lebanese would react after the war.
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29 November 2024, 18:40
Qassem: We did not war from the very beginning.
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29 November 2024, 18:39
Qassem: The resistance's resilience astonished the world.
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29 November 2024, 18:39
Qassem: The enemy betted on internal strife but it was disappointed.
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29 November 2024, 18:38
Qassem: The resistance proved that it was prepared.
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29 November 2024, 18:38
Qassem: Israel's losses were huge in terms of displacement and casualties and it reached a dead end due to resistance.
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29 November 2024, 18:37
Qassem: Hezbollah regained its strength and initiative, forming its command and structure again.
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29 November 2024, 18:36
Qassem: This Israeli aggression was very dangerous. It was painful for us and made us confused for 10 days.
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29 November 2024, 18:35
Qassem: The enemy put Hezbollah's annihilation as the war's goal.
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29 November 2024, 18:35
Qassem: When we started assisting Gaza, we said that we did not want war but were ready for it.
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29 November 2024, 18:33
Qassem: Thank God, patience has yielded its fruits.
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29 November 2024, 18:33
Qassem: We meet today in an atmosphere of victory and divine success.
29 November 2024, 21:20
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Naim Qassem is a Zionist propagandist traitor. He didn't thank the Islamic Republic of Iran our leaders and providers not once. All he talked about was Lebanese this, Taif Agreement that, Lebanese Army, national unity and election of a new president the other thing. Disgusts me.
29 November 2024, 21:21
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Naim Qassem is a Zionist propagandist traitor. He didn't thank the Islamic Republic of Iran our leaders and providers not once. All he talked about was Lebanese this, Taif Agreement that, Lebanese Army, national unity and election of a new president the other thing. Disgusts me.
29 November 2024, 21:21
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Naim Qassem is a Zionist propagandist traitor. He didn't thank the Islamic Republic of Iran our leaders and providers not once. All he talked about was Lebanese this, Taif Agreement that, Lebanese Army, national unity and election of a new president the other thing. Disgusts me.
