[[{"content_id":418536,"content_number":0,"portal_id":2,"lang_id":"en","content_title":"Hezbollah chief:\r\n\r\nZionist regime will soon be expelled from ‘every inch’ of Lebanese territory","content_rtitr":"","content_short_title":null,"content_summary":"Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem has expressed confidence that Zionist regime will be expelled from Lebanese territory as the regime’s project to eliminate the resistance group has failed.","content_summary_fill":1,"content_body":" \r\n\r\nAddressing the Central Ashura Council ceremony in Beirut on Friday, Sheikh Qassem said that the Zionist regime has failed to defeat the resistance group’s “convictions and steadfastness.”\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n“The enemy has not defeated our convictions, our steadfastness, our perseverance, or our continued presence in the field, and we endure all hardships and sanctions.”\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nHe said that the principles guiding the resistance group “are among the noblest values on earth.”\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n“We do not fear death, and this is an essential component of victory,” he said, adding that “when the enemy confronts us with weapons, we confront it with weapons.”\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nSheikh Qassem said resistance itself is a form of victory, arguing that “every step in which we reject occupation is a victory.”\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n“Even if none of us remained, under the pretext that there is a threat of death, for us, we are fulfilling our duty, and therefore we do not fear death.”\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nSheikh Qassem further noted that Hezbollah remains committed to the principles of resistance and the liberation of Lebanese territories occupied by the Israeli regime.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nHe said that the resistance group has always operated within the framework of Lebanon’s constitution and the 1989 Taif Agreement, which ended years of civil war in the country.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThe Hezbollah chief said that Zionist regime’s efforts to eliminate the resistance had failed and that the regime’s forces will ultimately be expelled from all Lebanese territory by the Lebanese people.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n“We were born free, and we chose to reject oppression,” he added.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nSheikh Qassem also reiterated that “massive losses are preferable to surrender and defeat.”\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nLebanon is going through “the most dangerous phase,” said the Hezbollah chief, adding that the enemy’s plan is to eliminate the Resistance and its people, and to eradicate its presence from Lebanon entirely.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThis is “gravest threat to the future of our homeland,” he said.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThey sought to close the air, sea, and land crossings in order to prevent the arrival of weapons, technologies, and everything that could strengthen the Resistance and also to prevent reconstruction so that the people would remain displaced and homeless.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThe enemy, he maintained, also sought to incite strife between the Army and the Resistance, but the awareness of the Army foiled this plot.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nHe called upon the Lebanese people “to uphold the principle of religious duty; as for victory, it is in the hands of Allah.”\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nZionist regime and Hezbollah have reportedly agreed to renew a ceasefire on Friday after an escalation in fighting earlier in the day.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nCiting a senior US official, Reuters reported that the ceasefire would come into effect at around 4 p.m. Lebanon time (1300 GMT).\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nAccording to the official, negotiators from the United States and Qatar worked out the agreement with assistance from Iran.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nIranian officials have repeatedly warned that halting Israeli attacks in Lebanon is a key component of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by the presidents of Iran and the United States on Thursday.","content_html":"

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Addressing the Central Ashura Council ceremony in Beirut on Friday, Sheikh Qassem said that the Zionist regime has failed to defeat the resistance group’s “convictions and steadfastness.”<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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“The enemy has not defeated our convictions, our steadfastness, our perseverance, or our continued presence in the field, and we endure all hardships and sanctions.”<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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He said that the principles guiding the resistance group “are among the noblest values on earth.”<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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“We do not fear death, and this is an essential component of victory,” he said, adding that “when the enemy confronts us with weapons, we confront it with weapons.”<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Sheikh Qassem said resistance itself is a form of victory, arguing that “every step in which we reject occupation is a victory.”<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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“Even if none of us remained, under the pretext that there is a threat of death, for us, we are fulfilling our duty, and therefore we do not fear death.”<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Sheikh Qassem further noted that Hezbollah remains committed to the principles of resistance and the liberation of Lebanese territories occupied by the Israeli regime.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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He said that the resistance group has always operated within the framework of Lebanon’s constitution and the 1989 Taif Agreement, which ended years of civil war in the country.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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The Hezbollah chief said that Zionist regime’s efforts to eliminate the resistance had failed and that the regime’s forces will ultimately be expelled from all Lebanese territory by the Lebanese people.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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“We were born free, and we chose to reject oppression,” he added.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Sheikh Qassem also reiterated that “massive losses are preferable to surrender and defeat.”<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Lebanon is going through “the most dangerous phase,” said the Hezbollah chief, adding that the enemy’s plan is to eliminate the Resistance and its people, and to eradicate its presence from Lebanon entirely.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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This is “gravest threat to the future of our homeland,” he said.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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They sought to close the air, sea, and land crossings in order to prevent the arrival of weapons, technologies, and everything that could strengthen the Resistance and also to prevent reconstruction so that the people would remain displaced and homeless.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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The enemy, he maintained, also sought to incite strife between the Army and the Resistance, but the awareness of the Army foiled this plot.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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He called upon the Lebanese people “to uphold the principle of religious duty; as for victory, it is in the hands of Allah.”<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Zionist regime and Hezbollah have reportedly agreed to renew a ceasefire on Friday after an escalation in fighting earlier in the day.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Citing a senior US official, Reuters reported that the ceasefire would come into effect at around 4 p.m. Lebanon time (1300 GMT).<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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According to the official, negotiators from the United States and Qatar worked out the agreement with assistance from Iran.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Iranian officials have repeatedly warned that halting Israeli attacks in Lebanon is a key component of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by the presidents of Iran and the United States on Thursday.<\/span><\/p>","content_source":"","content_url":"","content_date_start":"2026-06-20 09:59:15","content_date_event":"2026-06-20 09:59:15","content_date_event_start":null,"content_date_event_end":null,"content_show_title_slider":1,"content_date_last_edit":"2026-06-20 10:02:08","content_date_register":"2026-06-20 10:02:08","content_columns":0,"content_show_img":1,"content_show_details":0,"content_show_related_img":0,"content_show_slider":1,"content_comment":1,"content_score":0,"tag_id":0,"score_average":null,"score_count":null,"score_date_last":null,"uid":43,"eid":0,"attach_title":"Hezbollah chief:\r\n\r\nZionist regime will soon be expelled from ‘every inch’ of Lebanese territory","attaches":[{"sizes":{"150":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202606\/571225_2595839664_150_84.webp","300":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202606\/571225_2595839664_300_169.webp","400":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202606\/571225_2595839664_400_225.webp","600":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202606\/571225_2595839664_600_337.webp","900":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202606\/571225_2595839664_900_506.webp","1200":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202606\/571225_2595839664_1000_562.jpg"},"ext":"jpg","file_media":1,"token":2595839664,"files":{"original":{"url":".\/file\/2\/attach\/202606\/571225_2595839664.jpg","width":1000,"height":562,"size":0}}}]}]]