Hezbollah chief hails Iran’s ‘great victory’ after memorandum of understanding with US

(Glorious Israel has already violated the MOU 80+ times since its signing less than 48 hours ago.) 

from PressTV

The secretary general of Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement has welcomed the recently concluded memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Iran and the United States, calling upon the Beirut government to seize the moment and expel Israeli occupation forces from southern Lebanon.

"We congratulate the Iranian people, the Resistance and the countries and peoples of the region and the world, who yearn for independence and freedom on this great victory,” Sheikh Naim Qassem said in a televised address broadcast from the Lebanese capital Beirut on Wednesday evening.

He hailed the strategic shifts in the balance of power, saying Iran has become “a significant power with a voice that carries weight in the region and the world."

The Hezbollah chief added that regional dynamics are moving “for the better and in the interests of the peoples of the region.”

He also praised Tehran’s role in supporting regional resistance movements, expressing gratitude to the Islamic Republic of Iran for its solidarity with Hezbollah and its preparedness for sacrifice, which forced the Israeli regime to halt its aggression...

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Sheikh Qassem says Hezbollah will not give up its weapons until Israel’s occupation ends

from PressTV

The secretary general of Lebanon's Hezbollah, Sheikh Naim Qassem, has stressed that the resistance movement will not lay down its weapons until the Israeli occupation ends, warning that the Beirut government’s decision on disarmament could create civil strife.

He made the remarks in a speech on Friday on the occasion of Arba’een, the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS), the third Shia Imam and the grandson of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), who was killed in the Battle of Karbala in southern Iraq in 680 AD while resisting the much larger army of the despot Umayyad ruler of the time, Yazid...

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Hezbollah condemns Israeli vote on 'sovereignty' over West Bank

from al Mayadeen English

Hezbollah has strongly condemned the Israeli Knesset’s vote on Wednesday in favor of a bill to impose “Israeli sovereignty” over the occupied West Bank and Jordan Valley, describing it as a dangerous reaffirmation of "Israel's" expansionist and colonial agenda.

In a statement issued Thursday, Hezbollah warned that allowing the Israeli occupation to continue its actions unchallenged would only embolden further aggression. “The Israeli occupation will not stop at the borders of the West Bank, al-Quds, or Palestine,” the Lebanese Resistance declared, adding that “its plans will eventually encompass the entire region.”

Hezbollah stressed that no country or group in the region is safe from what it described as a broader Israeli scheme for regional control. It linked the continued military aggression on Lebanon and Syria, including attacks, incursions, and land seizures, as well as the war on Yemen, to a unified strategy aimed at advancing the Israeli entity’s expansionist ambitions. 

It said the Knesset’s move comes amid the ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza.

“With each passing day of the war on the Palestinian people, and the ongoing genocide, siege, and starvation campaign in Gaza, the expansionist Israeli policies and the Talmudic dreams of establishing what is called the historical homeland of the Jewish people are surfacing more blatantly,” Hezbollah's statement read...

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Lebanese Army uses tear gas against peaceful protesters

from al Mayadeen English

The Deputy Head of Hezbollah’s Political Council, Mahmoud Qomati, reaffirmed on Saturday the party’s rejection of any US dominance over Lebanon, stressing that “patience has its limits.”

In a speech delivered at a protest site near Beirut Airport Road, which was called for by Hezbollah against foreign interference in the country's affairs, Qomati stated that “the Lebanese state remains under US diktats, and we do not accept that this nation be under American and Israeli control.”

He added that “the ban on Iranian planes landing at Beirut Airport is an insult to the Lebanese state and confirms the imposition of US conditions on it.” He further emphasized that “Iran is a friendly state” and that Hezbollah “will not accept foreign diktats.”

Lebanese protesters blocked the road to Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport on Thursday evening in response to the refusal to allow an Iranian plane to land, leaving its Lebanese passengers stranded in Tehran.  

Calls to protest and block the airport road spread across social media, condemning the decision.

Addressing Lebanese politicians, Qomati said: “If you choose to submit, the resistance’s people reject the American and Israeli humiliation policy and will not accept it.”...

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Israeli drone strike injures three in southern Lebanon amid fragile ceasefire

from PressTV

At least three people have been reportedly injured in an Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon less than a day after a truce deal took effect between the regime and the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah.

The attack took place near a vehicle in the village of Markaba in southern Lebanon on Thursday, Israeli Army Radio reported without giving more details.

Israel was forced to accept a ceasefire with Hezbollah after suffering heavy losses following more than 14 months of fighting and failing to achieve its goals in its aggression on Lebanon. The truce agreement officially came into effect at 04:00 local time (0200 GMT) on Wednesday.

Hezbollah opened a support front for Palestinians in Gaza only a day after the Israeli regime unleashed its genocidal war against the besieged territory in October 2023, launching numerous retaliatory attacks against Israeli targets in the occupied territories. 

Following the truce announcement, the resistance movement warned it was fully ready to counter further potential Israeli aggression against Lebanon, while stressing the recent ceasefire deal was driven by its thousands-strong triumphant operations...

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My Take on Today's Cease Fire Agreement

The good and the bad. 

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Regional resistance groups hail Hezbollah’s steadfastness as ceasefire begins after Israel’s failure

(The deal itself)

from PressTV

Iraq’s anti-terror group Kata’ib Hezbollah has hailed the ceasefire deal between Israel and Lebanon, saying the truce would have been impossible without the steadfastness of the fighters of the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah.

Kata'ib Hezbollah made the remarks in a statement on Wednesday, hours after a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon officially came into effect, putting a temporary end to nearly 14 months of fighting between the two sides.

It went on to say that the decision “was, without doubt, a purely Lebanese one,” stressing, however, that a pause in action by any of the resistance groups across the region will not weaken the unity of the resistance front.

“On the contrary, new parties will join, strengthening the resistance front to confront the enemies of Allah, His Messenger, and the believers,” the group added.

Kata'ib Hezbollah further held the United States “a partner of the Zionist entity in all its treacherous crimes of murder, destruction, and displacement," stressing that "it must pay the price for these crimes sooner or later.”...

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Hamas 'ready' for Gaza truce as Israel-Lebanon cease-fire holds

from Daily Sabah

Palestinian resistance group Hamas is ready to reach a cease-fire in Gaza, a senior official said Wednesday, hailing the cease-fire that took hold in Lebanon.

"We have informed mediators in Egypt, Qatar and Türkiye that Hamas is ready for a cease-fire agreement and a serious deal to exchange prisoners," the official told AFP, however accusing Israel of obstructing an agreement.

In a statement released later Wednesday, Hamas said "the enemy's acceptance of the agreement with Lebanon without achieving its preconditions marks a significant milestone in shattering (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu's illusions of reshaping the Middle East through force."

The group also praised the "pivotal" role of its ally Hezbollah in Lebanon.

In the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Authority expressed hope that the cease-fire would bring stability to the region, especially in war-torn Gaza.

"We hope that this step will contribute to stopping the violence and instability that the region is suffering from," the Palestinian presidency said in a statement, highlighting the need to enforce a U.N. resolution for a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip...

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Hezbollah's 'Fire for Fire' Campaign and Ayman Odeh's Passionate Knesset Speech

Fire for Fire https://nomadiceveryman.blogspot.com/2024/11/hezbollah-retains-fire-for-fire.html

Ayman Odeh https://nomadiceveryman.blogspot.com/2024/11/ayman-odehs-courageous-speech-in-knesset.html

Craig Murray https://consortiumnews.com/2024/11/18/craig-murray-us-tries-to-pound-lebanon-into-submission/

NYT https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/18/world/europe/ukraine-russia-missiles.html

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Hezbollah retains ‘Fire for Fire’ strategy; takes Tel Aviv under ballistic missile barrage

from PressTV

The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah keeps employing its “Fire for Fire, Beirut for Tel Aviv” defensive strategy in the face of the Israeli regime’s intensified deadly aggression against Lebanon.

On Monday, the movement targeted Tel Aviv in the occupied Palestinian territories with several strikes, indicating that it would not buckle under the regime’s policy of escalating its deadly attacks on civilians in Lebanon to pressure the resistance into accepting its terms, various resistance media outlets reported.

It brought the city under salvos of ballistic missiles, at least eight rockets, and drones, wounding at least five settlers, one of whom sustained serious injuries...

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New Hezbollah chief open to truce with Israel on 'suitable' terms

(His 'suitable terms' translate to 'Israel stopping the aggression in Gaza and the West Bank'  And as you can see, the Israelis reply by suggesting they will simply kill him as well and keep killing Hezbollah leaders until they find a complicit one.)

from Daily Sabah

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(The newly elected leader of Hezbollah, Naim) Kassem said Hezbollah is carrying out plans laid out by its slain former chief in the ongoing war.

There was no immediate Israeli response to the speech, though several Israeli leaders have hinted that Kassem is Israel's next high-level assassination target.

On Tuesday, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant tweeted a picture of Kassem with the words "Temporary appointment. Not for long." Foreign Minister Israel Katz said Israel would "ensure” that Kassem follows in Nasrallah's footsteps.

As Kassem was speaking, a series of Israeli airstrikes pounded the eastern city of Baalbek.

The Lebanese Health Ministry said the airstrikes killed at least 19 people...

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Hezbollah denies Israeli troops crossed into Lebanon

(This was published 17 minutes ago as of posting this news. That would be 10:45 GMT or 6:45am Eastern)

(Ori Goldberg (from Tel Aviv) reports he thinks BOTH sides are telling the truth about this. If that's the case, Ori of all people should know, it would be the FIRST TIME Israel told the truth about anything they do during wartime.)

(Fox 'News' launches some hasbara propaganda demonizing Hezbollah and Lebanon)

 (NYT starts the tried trope of 'no government in Lebanon' which is something they do when they want to seize land from someone)

 (NYT claims Israel has invaded Lebanon but only shows images of Israeli tanks... in Israel)

from al Jazeera

Hezbollah has denied that Israeli forces crosses into southern Lebanon after Israel said its forces were carrying out “limited” raids there.

“All Zionist claims that [Israeli] occupation forces have entered Lebanon are false,” Hezbollah media relations official Muhammad Afif told Al Jazeera.

He added there had “not yet been any direct ground clashes between [Hezbollah] resistance fighters and [Israeli] occupation forces.

“Our fighters are ready to confront enemy forces that dare or attempt to enter Lebanon,” he said...

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'Violation of sovereignty': Türkiye slams Israel's Lebanon invasion

from Daily Sabah

Turkey condemned Israel's ground offensive in Lebanon on Tuesday, calling it a violation of sovereignty and territorial integrity and labeling it an unlawful act of occupation.

"This attack must be halted immediately, and Israeli soldiers must withdraw from Lebanese territory," a Turkish Foreign Ministry statement said.

The statement said that the attack targets not only the security and stability of countries in the region but also those outside the region.

As a result of this dangerous occupation attempt, it is highly likely that a new wave of migration will emerge and extremists around the world will gain ground, the ministry warned.

"It should not be forgotten that these developments will also affect the countries that provide political support and weapons to Israel," it said.

The ministry called on the U.N. Security Council to uphold international law and take necessary measures against the offensive.

The statement emphasized that every crime committed by Israel is "a blow to international law and the U.N. Charter."...

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Israel invades Lebanon – LIVE UPDATES

from RT

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced the beginning of “limited, localized, and targeted ground raids” against the militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon on Tuesday. The move comes after two weeks of bombing by the Jewish state that killed over one thousand people and displaced one million more.

During the bombing campaign, the IDF killed several senior Hezbollah members, including the group’s long-time leader, Hassan Nasrallah. A rumored Israeli operation to simultaneously explode communications devices belonging to members of the militant group also reportedly killed children as well as its intended targets. 

The goal of the IDF ‘incursion’ is to ensure the safety of citizens living in the northern part of Israel. West Jerusalem has claimed. Hezbollah has been launching barrages of rockets into Israel in what it had said was an act of solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza...

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NATO member calls for use of force against Israel

from RT

The United Nations should approve the use of armed force to stop Israel’s war in Gaza, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday. He sharply criticized the Israeli operation in the Palestinian enclave and the ongoing airstrikes on Lebanon.

Almost a million Lebanese civilians have been displaced due to Israeli attacks, Erdogan said after a cabinet meeting in Ankara.

At least 1,300 people have been killed in just over a week, according to the Lebanese authorities.

“Standing up for Palestine and Lebanon means standing up for humanity, for peace, for the culture of coexistence of different faiths,” the Turkish leader said...

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Hezbollah targets Mossad HQ, Glilot military base near Tel Aviv in ‘largest attack’

from PressTV

The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah says it targeted Israel's Glilot military base and Mossad headquarters in the outskirts of Tel Aviv with salvos of Fadi-4 rockets.

Israeli reports said several settlers were injured in the rocket barrage from Lebanon on Tel Aviv.

The reports said the rocket attack from Lebanon was “the largest” since the beginning of the war.

Hezbollah earlier said it struck gatherings of Israeli troopers in artillery and rocket attacks on the northern part of the occupied Palestinian territories in retaliation for Israel’s deadly strikes on Lebanon.

In separate statements released on Tuesday, the resistance movement said the gatherings of the enemy troops were hit at the Shtula, Metulla, Avivim and Rosh Pina settlements.

The resistance also targeted the Doviv barracks with a Falaq-2 rockets as well as the gathering of Israeli forces near the settlement of Rosh Pina with a rocket barrage.

The resistance group added that it had conducted the operations in support of “steadfast Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and … their valiant and honorable resistance, and in defense of Lebanon and its people.”...

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Another top Hezbollah official liquidated – Israel

from RT

The Israeli military has claimed to have eliminated another senior Hezbollah official, Nabil Qaouk, who sat on the group’s Central Council. This comes after West Jerusalem recently assassinated Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah and reported taking out most of the organization's military leadership.

In a statement on Sunday, The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that an air raid the previous day “attacked and killed the terrorist” Qaouk, who also led Hezbollah’s Preventive Security Unit.

Qaouk, the IDF said, “is considered to be close to the top” of Hezbollah, and “was directly involved in promoting terrorist acts against the State of Israel and its citizens, even in recent days.” It added that the Hezbollah official joined the group in the 1980s and held several executive posts in southern Lebanon...

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Iran condemns Beirut strikes, labels them war crimes

from al Mayadeen English

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi affirmed Saturday that the Israeli aggression on the southern suburbs of Beirut constitutes a war crime and a crime against humanity.

He also expressed his sympathy with Lebanon's government and people in the face of what he termed a "heinous war crime."

Furthermore, Araghchi highlighted that the recent aggression underscores "the Zionist entity's role as the most significant threat to both regional and international peace and security."

He reaffirmed Iran's commitment to supporting the Lebanese people and the broader Axis of Resistance, signaling solidarity in the face of ongoing aggression...

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Families flee to Beirut’s seafront to escape devastating Israeli attacks

from al Jazeera

Normally at about 1am on a Saturday morning, parking is easy to find at Ramlet el-Bayda on Beirut’s seafront.

On this Saturday morning, however, cars were bumper to bumper on both sides of the road. Many were double parked and more kept arriving, as people continued to flee the devastating waves of Israeli attacks on southern parts of Lebanon’s capital.

Earlier that evening, the Israeli military levelled a block of buildings in Beirut’s southern suburbs, killing at least six and wounding another 91. The death toll is likely to rise further.

Israel claimed the intended target was a central Hezbollah headquarters and that Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah has been killed. Hezbollah has yet to issue a statement on his fate.

On the seafront, people laid down mattresses on the pavement or towels down on the beach. Further along the sand, some set up plastic chairs facing the water or sat around tables drinking coffee or smoking argileh pipes. Groups of children ran around and played.

Some people said they would spend the night here, while others said they were unsure. They didn’t think that far ahead, they just knew they had to escape Beirut’s southern suburbs...

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Russia condemns Israeli attacks on Lebanon

from RT

Israel’s actions in Lebanon only create a “spiral of violence” and risk plunging the entire Middle East into a new bloody conflict, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told a UN Security Council meeting on Friday. Moscow “resolutely condemns” the Israeli attacks and seeks to de-escalate the situation, he added.

Lavrov’s words came as the Israel Defense Force launched a massive airstrike on the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital of Beirut. West Jerusalem stated that its operation had targeted the main headquarters of Hezbollah – the Lebanon-based Shia militia – located beneath a civilian neighborhood. On Saturday, Israel also claimed that the group’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, had been killed in the attack. Several media outlets had previously reported that he had survived.

Israel’s strikes “blatantly violate the sovereignty of… Lebanon,” Lavrov said in his remarks. “Indiscriminate attacks that lead to civilian casualties are absolutely unacceptable.” The Russian minister also called for an “immediately stop” to the “spiral of violence” before the situation gets out of hand. He also stated that Israel would not be able to achieve its stated goals with such attacks.

“The path of war chosen by the West Jerusalem will not help it bring internally displaced people to the north of the country and will not bring security to the Israeli-Lebanese border area,” he said, adding that Israel failed to achieve its goals in the 2006 Lebanon war despite using “cutting-edge equipment and weapons.”...

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