{"id":51946,"date":"2025-08-25T14:44:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T18:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/hezbollah-chief-qassem-says-group-will-confront-israel-idf-will-not-be-able-to-remain-in-lebanon\/25\/08\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T14:44:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T18:44:06","slug":"hezbollah-chief-qassem-says-group-will-confront-israel-idf-will-not-be-able-to-remain-in-lebanon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/hezbollah-chief-qassem-says-group-will-confront-israel-idf-will-not-be-able-to-remain-in-lebanon\/25\/08\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Hezbollah chief Qassem says group will confront Israel, IDF &#8216;will not be able to remain in Lebanon&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The IDF &#8220;may occupy, kill, and destroy, but we will confront it so that it does not settle,&#8221; Naim Qassem told Al Mayadeen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hezbollah Secretary-General <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/hezbollah-chief-says-no-life-105025093.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Naim Qassem;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Naim Qassem<\/a> said that Israel &#8220;will not be able to remain in Lebanon&#8221; while delivering a speech broadcast by Hezbollah-affiliated outlet Al Mayadeen on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The IDF &#8220;may occupy, kill, and destroy, but we will confront it so that it does not settle,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;This is within our capability. The role of resistance now is greater and stronger,&#8221; he continued.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Qassem also stated that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/article-865278\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:US;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">US<\/a> is a danger to Lebanon, posing a threat to the country via &#8220;sabotage and sedition.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">We will not relinquish the &#8220;weapon that protects us from our enemy,&#8221; he continued.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>A Hezbollah terrorist stands in front of anti-tank artillery at Juroud Arsal (credit: REUTERS\/ALI HASHISHO)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Those who want to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/lebanon-looks-disarm-palestinian-factions-122629520.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:disarm;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">disarm<\/a> us are like those who seek to take our soul from us, and then they will witness our might,&#8221; he warned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Lebanese government must first ensure Israel complies with a November 27 ceasefire agreement before talks on a national defense strategy can take place, Qassem said, reaffirming the Iran-backed terror group&#8217;s refusal to disarm.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Hezbollah&#8217;s &#8216;resistance&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Qassem also discussed the important role that &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/hezbollah-chief-says-no-life-105025093.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:resistance;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">resistance<\/a>&#8221; plays to the terror group.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Resistance is faith and will, it is nationalism and honor, it is pride and resilience, and it is a condition opposite to humiliation, surrender, and submission,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It is a &#8220;reaction to aggression, confronting it and obstructing its objectives,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Qassem also commented on the alleged support that Hezbollah has among Lebanon&#8217;s population, claiming that the terror group possesses &#8220;more than half of the Lebanese people&#8221; as their &#8220;supporters and backers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Reuters contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>This is a developing story.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/hezbollah-chief-qassem-says-group-175405402.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The IDF &ldquo;may occupy, kill, and destroy, but we will confront it so that it does not settle,&rdquo; 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