The Secretary-General of the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah, Sheikh Naim Qassem, has rejected a recent agreement reached between the Lebanese government and the Israeli regime, saying the framework deal legalizes Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon.
In a statement issued on Saturday, Sheikh Qassem said: “This agreement is null and void, and instead the provisions of the Iranian-American Memorandum of Understanding must be implemented.”
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He described the agreement as a “gratuitous concession” to the Israeli regime and a “stab in the back of the resistance.” Sheikh Qassem warned that the deal deprives the Lebanese people of their right to return to their lands and turns Lebanon into a toy in the hands of the enemy.
The Hezbollah leader stressed that the ceasefire reached earlier was the result of sacrifices by the Lebanese resistance and called for the full implementation of the Iran-US MoU, which requires a complete Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon within 60 days. He vowed that Hezbollah will continue to fight until the aggressors are expelled from Lebanese territory.
The US-brokered Lebanese-Israeli agreement has faced strong criticism for requiring Hezbollah to disarm in exchange for Israeli withdrawal.
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