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Sheikh Qassem: Our supporters make up more than half of Lebanon's population, and all of these people are united under the banner of protecting Lebanon, its Resistance, its people, and its integrity.

Sheikh Qassem: There will be no phased handing in of our arms. [The Israelis] must first enact the agreement before we start talking about a defensive strategy.

Sheikh Qassem: Be brave in the face of foreign pressures, and we will be by your side in this stance.

Sheikh Qassem: Stripping us of our arms is like stripping us of our very soul, and this will prompt us to show them our might.

Sheikh Qassem: We will not abandon our arms, for they gave us dignity; we will not abandon our arms, for they protect us against our enemy.

Sheikh Qassem: The US efforts we are seeing are aimed at sabotaging Lebanon and constitute a call for sedition.

Sheikh Qassem: If you truly want to establish sovereignty and work for Lebanon’s interests, then stop the aggression.

Sheikh Qassem: The United States, which is meddling in Lebanon, is not trustworthy but rather poses a danger to it.

Sheikh Qassem: The United States is preventing the weapons that protect the homeland.

Aggression on Gaza will not deter Resistance from defending Al-Aqsa

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Agencies
7 Apr 2023 04:02

Different Palestinian Resistance factions affirmed that the battle to defend Al-Aqsa Mosque from the brutality of the Israeli occupation will never stop.

A demonstrator holds the Palestinian flag in southern Gaza on December 21, 2018. (Reuters)

The military spokesman for the Al-Quds Brigades Abu Hamza affirmed at Friday dawn that "the Resistance today translates its pledge to occupied Al-Quds and its people and continues its blessed response to the aggression."

Abu Hamza added that the Resistance also confirms that "the sword of Al-Quds will remain wielded in all arenas," stressing that "Jihad continues without retreat."

Al-Quds Brigades' military media published a video titled "Al-Aqsa Mosque is a red line."

#سرايا_القدس تنشر فيديو بعنوان "المسجد الأقصى خط أحمر"✌#فلسطين #المسجد_الأقصى #غزة pic.twitter.com/BzMVITsna4
— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) April 7, 2023

The Palestinian Resistance had fired several missiles at the Israeli occupation settlements in the envelope of Gaza in response to the Israeli aggression against the Strip.

Hamas Spokesperson Hazem Qassem confirmed to Al Mayadeen that the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip will not deter the Resistance from defending the holy Al-Aqsa Mosque - which is being subjected to continuous brutal attacks by the Israeli occupation.

Qassem added that what is happening now is a real battle for the sake of the holy Al-Aqsa, and the Israeli occupation bears full responsibility for its attacks on the Mosque and the Palestinians that are practicing Itikaf therein in the past few days.

القصف على #غزة لا يمكن أن يوقف دعمنا لـ #المسجد_الأقصى ونحن نخوض معركة حقيقية للدفاع عن الأقصى.

الناطق باسم حركة حماس حازم قاسم لـ #الميادين. pic.twitter.com/iFo8Qf2NJI
— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) April 6, 2023

Qassem pointed out that the Israeli air aggression was targeting sites belonging to Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas.

He stressed that the response to the occupation attacks was coordinated and green-lighted by the Joint Operations Room (JOR) of the Palestinian factions, which pledged to respond to the aggression on the Gaza Strip.

"If the occupation expands its aggression, matters will escalate, because the Resistance in the Gaza Strip will always be ready and present to defend its people and Al-Aqsa Mosque," he added.

"The Resistance factions are determined to establish an equation; a bombing will be met with a definite retaliation," stressing that the "Resistance is the ultimate shield and sword of the people."

On his part, the head of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad's media office, Daoud Shehab, told Al Mayadeen that the "Israeli raids on Gaza reflect the bankruptcy and the crises battering the occupation."

نحن قادرون على رد الصاع الصاعين وعلى العدو أن يكف يده عن #الأقصى.

مسؤول المكتب الاعلامي في حركة الجهاد الإسلامي داوود شهاب لـ #الميادين. pic.twitter.com/y7iG8D33Ei
— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) April 6, 2023

He added that the Resistance "is capable of responding with double the force it receives," calling on "the enemy to lift its hand off Al-Aqsa."

"The decision is up to the field, and the Resistance will respond to these attacks against the Gaza Strip, which means that we are ready to enter into a confrontation to defend the holy Al-Aqsa Mosque."

لن نسمح للعدو بتغيير قواعد الاشتباك ونحن من سيفرض قواعده، ونحن مستعدون للدخول في المواجهة دفاعاً عن #الأقصى.

مسؤول المكتب الاعلامي في حركة الجهاد الإسلامي داوود شهاب لـ #الميادين. pic.twitter.com/VuLoZsqlRZ
— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) April 6, 2023

Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine: Victory or martyrdom

On his part, a member of the general command of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP-GC) Maher Mezher told Al Mayadeen that the Front "will not allow the enemy to infringe on the Palestinian people and change the rules of engagement, and we have two options, either victory or martyrdom."

Mezher added, "What is required now is more unity and the provision of all factors of steadfastness," adding that "Gaza will not abandon its national responsibilities, and this enemy only understands the language of confrontation."

Mezher stressed that "the Palestinian people are still in the fields and on alert, and the Resistance operations room confirmed its readiness."

#غزة لن تتخلى عن مسؤولياتها الوطنية والكفاحيّة وستحافظ على وصايا الشهداء في القتال ضد هذا العدو.

عضو اللجنة المركزية في الجبهة الشعبيّة لتحرير #فلسطين ماهر مزهر لـ #الميادين.#المسجد_الأقصى pic.twitter.com/HxKcWLRJFV
— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) April 6, 2023

Fatah movement in Gaza: Fight until liberation

The spokesperson for the Fatah movement in Gaza Munther Hayek said, "The attack comes after the United States obstructed a Security Council resolution regarding sanctities."

Hayek added, "The will of the Palestinian people will not be broken, and they are determined to fight until liberation from the occupation."

"What is required now is Palestinian national unity, that we remain in the field to defend our rights and reject the desecration of the holy places."

Iraqi Hezbollah Brigades: Resistance factions awaiting

Iraqi Hezbollah Brigades confirmed in a statement that "the Israeli occupation is delusional for assuming that violating the sanctity of Al-Aqsa Mosque and its oppression against the Palestinian people can go unanswered."

The statement added, "The entity knows that the Resistance factions deployed on all front lines are waiting for any opportunity to join the fight and humiliate the occupation."

"The balance of power in the region has shifted, and if the occupation expands its savage attacks, it will fall into the trap of miscalculations," the statement added.

The Hezbollah Brigades called on "all Muslims in the world to defend Al-Aqsa Mosque and its sanctuaries with all their might."

On their part, the Sayyid Al-Shuhada Brigades in Iraq declared full solidarity with the unified position of the Palestinian Resistance factions in responding to the Israeli aggression.

"No matter how much the enemy grows, its end will be defeat and annihilation."

مديات صواريخ المقاومة المستخدمة حالياً لا تتجاوز 7 كيلومترات، والمقاومة ستلجأ إلى صواريخ بمديات أكبر وفق مجريات المعركة.

الناطق باسم لجان المقاومة الفلسطينية أبو مجاهد لـ #الميادين.#فلسطين #المسجد_الأقصى pic.twitter.com/9alDBTRseL
— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) April 6, 2023

Field sources told Al Mayadeen that all the shells fired from the Gaza Strip so far are 107mm with a range of 8km and mortar shells.

"The Resistance has maintained a low level of response so far."

In turn, the spokesperson for the Palestinian Resistance Committees' Media Office in Palestine Mohammad Al-Buraim (Abu Mujahid), told Al Mayadeen that the range of the Resistance rockets used so far in the responses to the occupation aggression does not exceed 7 kilometers.

Abu Mujahid confirmed that "the Resistance will resort to missiles with a longer range according to the course of the battle," adding that "the continuous aggression against the Gaza Strip is a message from the occupation, and let them wait for the message of the Resistance."

IOF storm Al-Aqsa for third consecutive night

The Israeli occupation forces stormed on Thursday the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque from Al-Mughrabi Gate and attacked Palestinian worshippers practicing Itikaf.

Israeli forces carried out a brutal attack against the Holy Mosque and Palestinians practicing Ramadan acts of worship inside.

During the earlier attacks, Israeli occupation forces used rubber bullets and smoke and stun grenades against the unarmed worshippers inside Al-Qibli prayer hall, in addition to completely destroying the medical clinic inside.

Missiles from Lebanon

Israeli media reported earlier today that 34 rockets were launched from southern Lebanon toward Northern occupied Palestine, adding that 25 were intercepted by the Iron Dome, 5 hit occupation settlements, while it is still unknown where the remaining four landed.

Israeli media said security estimates reveal that this a Palestinian retaliation to the attacks and assaults on worshippers in Al-Aqsa Mosque.

This is happening now in Jerusalem, Palestine. One of the holiest places in Islam is being savagely attacked by Israeli occupation forces. No sanctions. No ICC warrants. pic.twitter.com/2UxQwe2HWD
— Hadi Nasrallah (@HadiNasrallah) April 4, 2023

For the first time since 2006, the northern Israeli colonies are under attack by heavy rocket shelling coming from Lebanon. Israeli Iron Dome failed to intercept. How will Israel deal with more sophisticated and powerful Hezbollah missiles in a future war?pic.twitter.com/JXjY76CGVO
— Hadi Nasrallah (@HadiNasrallah) April 6, 2023