- Hezbollah has published a statement condemning the continuously exacerbating Israeli aggression on Lebanon, and the silence of the International community and the Lebanese state. The statement calls upon the Lebanese government to reevaluate its positions and look for the benefit of the country through unification.
Full statement [click to expand]:Statement from Hezbollah regarding the ongoing Israeli aggression against Lebanon:
The Israeli enemy continues to escalate its aggression and crimes against Lebanon, killing, shelling, destroying, and systematically bombing homes and villages, erasing their landmarks, and destroying all aspects of life within them, without any restraint and with flimsy pretexts. Yesterday, this terrorist aggression resulted in the deaths of four martyrs and dozens of wounded, while the international community remains silent and the United States openly colludes. Furthermore, the Lebanese government is completely absent from its responsibilities, stubbornly persisting in its flawed choices, its submissive and compromising approach, and its framework, which the enemy tramples on every day, bringing nothing but shame and disgrace to Lebanon, and only serving to solidify the occupation and allowing the enemy to continue its aggression and crimes against the Lebanese people.
This condemned and ongoing aggression, carried out with full American partnership, cover, and planning, has no justification other than to pressure and blackmail the Lebanese government into implementing agendas whose goals are now well-known, even if the price is to plunge Lebanon into a mire of internal strife. The government's continued pursuit of this futile, illegitimate, and unconstitutional path provides the enemy with a cover to continue its aggression, and gives it more time to achieve its goals and impose its conditions on Lebanon.
The government's claims that its direct and fruitless negotiations and the infamous framework agreement with the enemy are achieving successes are undermined and invalidated by the continued occupation, aggression, bloodshed of Lebanese citizens, destruction, and bombings. While the release of some Lebanese prisoners is important, it cannot be a justification for ignoring the continuation of the aggression, occupation, and killings, nor a justification for continuing a path that has proven to be a failure and incapable of protecting Lebanon and its people. The government has repeatedly stated that it will not pursue any negotiation path before the enemy ceases its aggression.
The government is called upon to re-evaluate its position, abandon its arrogance, and set aside its stubbornness and petty squabbles, for the benefit of Lebanon and its people, and to return to the unifying national principles that protect Lebanon's sovereignty. We call on all Lebanese to stand united behind a unified national stance that preserves Lebanon's strength, resilience, and sovereignty in the face of Israeli aggression.
