Hezbollah Chief Sheikh Naim Qassem Says He Will Turn It Into Hell for Israel

On Tuesday, Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem announced the continuation of the defense of Lebanon and the response to Israeli aggression and violations, emphasizing, "We will not return to the pre-March 2nd situation."

“Tuesday, 12/05/2026 ArEnFrEs [](http://almanar”

Al-Manar TV Lebanon

In a message addressed to Hezbollah fighters and the Islamic Resistance, Qassem said the Israeli-American aggression seeks to "subjugate our country, Lebanon, to make it part of Greater Israel" and that Hezbollah would not submit or surrender.

BBC

Qassem also affirmed, "We will not leave the field and we will turn it into hell for Israel," while saying Hezbollah would respond to aggression and violations and not return to the pre-March 2nd status quo.

The same message, as carried by Palestine Chronicle, said Qassem pledged the Lebanese Resistance would never surrender to Israeli or American pressure and would continue fighting regardless of the cost.

Palestine Chronicle further quoted Qassem rejecting direct negotiations between Lebanon and Israel and calling instead for "the option of indirect negotiations, where the cards of power are in the Lebanese negotiator’s hand."

As negotiations between Iran and the United States faced disputes over whether Lebanon was included, BBC reported that U.S. Vice President J. D. Vance urged Tehran not to let the ceasefire agreement collapse and said the United States “has never said Lebanon is part of the ceasefire.”

BBC also reported that Iranian Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh told BBC’s Today program that Israel’s attacks on Lebanon on Wednesday constituted a “serious violation” of the ceasefire between the United States and Iran.

Medi1 News

In parallel, Al Jazeera Net said Iran asserted that the ceasefire agreement between itself and the United States includes Lebanon, while Israeli airstrikes described as the fiercest continued to hit various Lebanese areas.

Al Jazeera Net reported that Lebanon’s Civil Defense said the toll from Israeli attacks on Lebanon had risen to 254 dead and 1,165 injured.

The BBC account described a Lebanese government announcement of a day of national mourning for the victims of Israeli strikes and quoted President Jozef Aoun condemning the “brutal Israeli bombardment” and “massacres” that he said had killed hundreds and wounded many more.

During the escalation described alongside the ceasefire dispute, the Lebanese General Directorate of Civil Defense said the total number of dead rose to 254 and the injured to 1,165, as Israeli warplanes continued strikes on areas in southern Lebanon.

“How does the escalation in Lebanon affect the course of negotiations between Iran and the United States”

BBC

Medi1 News reported that Israeli airstrikes left 254 dead and 1,165 wounded, citing the General Directorate of Civil Defense in Lebanon, and said the strikes hit about 100 targets in around 10 minutes in Beirut, the south, and the Beqaa.

Medi1 News also quoted Lebanese President General Joseph Aoun saying, "these savage attacks, which do not know right and do not respect any agreements or commitments, have repeatedly proven their disregard for all international laws and norms."

In the same account, the Secretary-General of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, condemned the attacks as a flagrant violation of international law and accused Israel of pursuing a determined effort to wreck the ceasefire between the United States and Iran.

With Hezbollah continuing its stance against returning to the pre-March 2nd situation, the BBC described how Hezbollah escalated by announcing the launch of rockets toward Israel in response to what it called a “breach” of the ceasefire between the United States and Iran.