Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem declared a “great victory for the resistance” late Friday, saying his group had thwarted Israel’s efforts to eliminate Hezbollah and undermine the resistance.
BEIRUT, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) — Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem declared a “great victory for the resistance” on Friday evening, saying his group had thwarted Israel’s efforts to eliminate Hezbollah and undermine the resistance.
“We won because we prevented the enemy from ending Hezbollah and the resistance,” he proclaimed in his first televised speech since the ceasefire with Israel took effect early Wednesday morning.
Reflecting on the Israeli ground offensive that began 64 days ago, Qassem acknowledged that the initial attacks had caused around 10 days of confusion within Hezbollah. However, he stressed that the group quickly regrouped, regaining its power and reestablishing its command and control systems, and eventually launching strikes on Israel’s home front.
He described the result as “a great victory of the resistance over the Israeli enemy, surpassing even the victory in the July 2006 war”, referring to the 34-day conflict between Hezbollah and Israel that ended in a ceasefire negotiated by the United Nations.
Referring to the ceasefire agreement, the Hezbollah leader clarified that it “is not a treaty or a new agreement, but rather a framework to implement United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 “.
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