Hezbollah MP: Resistance to stand ground south, north of Litani

By Al Mayadeen English
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24 Feb 2024 17:02
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Member of the Loyalty to the Resistance bloc Hassan Fadlallah addresses growing talk regarding the withdrawal of Hezbollah fighters behind the Litani River.

Hezbollah Member of Parliament Hassan Fadlallah speaks during the funeral procession of martyr Mohammad Abdul Rasoul Alawiyeh in the Southern Suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on February 24, 2024. (Al Mayadeen)

Member of the Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc in the Lebanese Parliament, Hezbollah Member of Parliament Hassan Fadlallah stressed that there will be "no talk" with the Israeli enemy except through the fire of the Resistance's "weapons and confrontation."

Fadlallah made the remarks at an address during the funeral procession of late Hezbollah fighter martyr Mohammad Abdul Rasoul Alawiyeh, who was martyred on the path to al-Quds.

The MP said that the group's supporters and fighters will "remain steadfast in their stance and their right to [resist occupation]," adding that "the Resistance will remain victorious" and will continue to deploy its forces near all of Lebanon's borders "today, tomorrow and at all times."

Hezbollah has launched operations in support of the Palestinian people and their Resistance in the Gaza Strip since October 8, 2023, raking in more than 1,000 operations against Israeli military assets and personnel. Despite efforts made by Western diplomats to put an end to Hezbollah's support for Palestine, the Resistance party remains committed to its obligations, which it says stem from moral and religious grounds, as well as the national interests of Lebanon and the Arab and Islamic Ummah at large.

A major Israeli demand delivered to Lebanese and Hezbollah officials is concerned with the withdrawal of Hezbollah's elite Radwan Force beyond the Litani River north of the Lebanese-Palestinian border.

Fadlallah stressed that the Resistance will stand its ground "to the south of the [Litani] River, to the north of the River," adding that there will be "no talk with [the Israeli] enemy except through weapons and confrontation."

The Secretary-General of Hezbollah Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah had affirmed on a previous occasion that the group's actions come in support of the Gaza Strip, stressing that it will continue to launch attacks against Israeli positions until the aggression on the Gaza Strip is halted.

The Resistance leader made it publicly clear that Hezbollah's confrontation with "Israel" is intrinsically tied to the situation in Palestine. In another speech, Sayyed Nasrallah said that the Resistance would escalate its actions in response to any escalation made by the Israeli occupation and its allies, setting clear lines for the battle with the Israeli occupation.