Defense requires no permission

“Defense requires no permission,” Sheikh Naim Qassem said during a speech on Friday, calling on the pro-disarmament parties to rather press for the Zionist regime’s withdrawal of its forces from Lebanese territory.

He also denounced those parties for “hiding behind the enemy” to try to dent the resistance’s support base in Lebanon.

The supporters would, however, neither surrender nor relinquish their rights, the official insisted, declaring, “[Real] achievement lies in us liberating our homeland.”

The remarks came amid ongoing pressure by the United States, the Israeli regime, and their allies aimed at trying to force the movement to abandon its armed struggle that has liberated Lebanon on many critical occasions in the face of Washington-backed Israeli aggression.

The latest instance saw Hezbollah force the regime to come to terms with a ceasefire in more than a year of its escalated deadly atrocities against Lebanon.

The regime had launched the aggression in October 2023 in response to Hezbollah’s determined pro-Palestinian strikes against the occupied territories.

It, however, agreed to the deal after failing to either stop the resistance operations of cripple the movement as it had sought.

Sheikh Qassem’s address took place on the occasion of the holy morning month of Muharram, when millions of Muslims worldwide mark the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussain (AS), the third Shia Imam.

The resistance leader laid emphasis on Imam Hussain’s historic commitment to fighting for truth during his iconic struggle against the tyrant of the time, Yazid ibn Muawiya, in 680 AD.

“Imam Hussain succeeded. That is [what should be called] true success,” Sheikh Qassem said, lauding the Shia Imam’s enduring legacy among Muslims of upholding the truth under whatever circumstances.