Hezbollah: 27 November deal covers area south of the Litani
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Hezbollah sources told Al Mayadeen the 27 November agreement covers the area from south of the Litani to occupied Palestine, reaffirming the group’s defense stance.
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Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in the village of Teir Debba, southern Lebanon, Thursday, November 6, 2025 (AP)
The director of Al Mayadeen’s Beirut office, citing reliable sources, said the resistance in Lebanon regards the 27 November agreement as applying to the area extending “from south of the Litani to the borders of occupied Palestine.”
The same sources told Al Mayadeen that remarks by Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem were not aimed at any domestic Lebanese faction but were instead “a message directed outward.”
In recent comments, Hezbollah’s leader reiterated the group’s stance on arms and resistance, saying that “intimidation and pressure will not change our position. We will defend our land, our people, and our dignity, and we will not leave the future of our generations to the arrogant powers and their agents.” He added firmly that “we will not abandon our weapons that enable us to defend our land and our people.”
The statements underline Hezbollah’s continued insistence on retaining its weapons as a deterrent and a means of defense, and reflect the movement’s interpretation of the November accord as covering the strategic strip south of the Litani River up to the internationally contested border with occupied Palestine.
Martyrdom as a path to liberation, dignity
Opening his address, Sheikh Qassem invoked the words of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah: “When We Are Martyred, We Triumph.” He said that martyrs reject humiliation and choose to live freely and honourably.
Commemorating Martyr Ahmad Qassir, whose martyrdom operation targeted the Israeli occupation's military governor headquarters, Sheikh Qassem hailed him as a symbol of sacrifice and divine purpose.
Martyr Ahmad Qassir’s operation, which resulted in 76 Israeli deaths and 118 injuries, shook the occupying entity’s morale and laid the foundation for its eventual retreat. “He taught us with his blood, nurtured us through his sacrifice, and paved the way toward Allah, dignity, and liberation,” Sheikh Naim said.
He also honored the Qassir family, noting that four of Ahmad’s brothers were later martyred in the same path, making their family an embodiment of devotion and self-sacrifice.
Ongoing aggression and foreign interference
Despite the ceasefire, Sheikh Qassem pointed out that “Israel” continues its violations. Citing UNIFIL figures, he noted over 7,000 Israeli violations, while Hezbollah had fully complied with the agreement. Yet some still blame Lebanon, he said, instead of acknowledging the real aggressor.
He condemned the blatant US-Israeli interference in Lebanon’s internal affairs, particularly efforts to weaken the Resistance. “Tom Barrack openly stated he wants to arm the Lebanese Army against its own people,” Sheikh Qassem said. “How can the government tolerate this?”
He reiterated that the ceasefire agreement pertains only to the area south of the Litani River and that the Israeli enemy must withdraw and release Lebanese prisoners it had abducted. There is no threat to northern settlements, and if blood continues to spill in the South, it will spill across all of Lebanon, “due to America and Israel.”
