In Quds Day speech, Hezbollah chief vows terror group won’t accept normalization with Israel

Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem declares Hezbollah will not accept normalization with Israel in a speech marking Quds (Jerusalem) Day.

Qassem says Hezbollah is committed to the November 27 ceasefire agreement ending over a year of fighting with Israel and claims that the terror group has no armed fighters south of the Litani River in Lebanon despite Israel maintaining a presence in Lebanon with five strategic posts along the border.

The IDF has struck dozens of Hezbollah fighters operating in southern Lebanon since the ceasefire, accusing the terror group of violating the deal.

Qassem adds that Hezbollah will not accept normalization between Israel and Lebanon, which he says is a desire of Jerusalem. He also says that if Israel does not commit to the ceasefire, Hezbollah will have no choice but to return to “other options.”

In the past week, there were two incidents in which rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israeli territory amid the collapse of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza.

On Friday, the IDF attacked Beirut for the first time since the ceasefire on the northern front took effect.

Hezbollah denied any connection to the two incidents.

Hezbollah’s Naim Qassem threatened to resume war if Israel continues striking Lebanon, warning of “other options” if demands aren’t met. @ariel_oseran pic.twitter.com/rIfVlA2Duk

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