Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem Says No Ceasefire in Lebanon, Cites Israeli-American Aggression

Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem said there is “no ceasefire in Lebanon, but rather a continuing Israeli-American aggression,” framing the situation as an ongoing campaign rather than a halt to hostilities.

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In a statement published on Hezbollah’s Telegram channel and seen by the Yemeni News Agency (SABA), Qassem said, “The criminal Zionist enemy is attacking us, supported and directed by the oppressive American tyrant,” and he described the resistance as standing firm “despite their small numbers and limited resources.”

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He added that “The aggression aims to seize rights and occupy the land and future by force, while the resistance aims to liberate the land and achieve justice,” and he insisted, “With resistance, the enemy is incapable of achieving its goals.”

Qassem emphasized that “Words cannot adequately condemn the targeting of civilians, villages, and towns, the destruction, and the killing of children, women, men, and the elderly,” and he said, “We will persevere and resist, and Allah Almighty is with us.”

In a separate report carried by Al-Manar TV, Qassem reiterated, “there is no ceasefire in Lebanon but an ongoing Israeli-American aggression,” and he stressed, “there is no yellow line nor a buffer zone, and there will not be one.”

Multiple outlets also carried Qassem’s insistence that Lebanon is “the victim of aggression” and that “it is Lebanon that needs guarantees for its security,” while he argued that “the solution will not be surrender.”

Qassem also rejected direct negotiations between Israel and Lebanon, arguing that such a move would amount to political concession.

The Jerusalem Post reported that Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem dismissed again the notion of direct negotiations, warning that it would “serve Netanyahu and Trump,” and he said, “We support indirect negotiation diplomacy,” but “as for direct negotiation, it is a free concession without fruits, and it serves Netanyahu […] and serves Trump before the midterm elections.”

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The Jerusalem Post further reported that Qassem accused Israel of systematically violating the ceasefire, claiming it had breached the agreement “more than ten thousand times,” and it described the situation as “continuing Israeli-American aggression.”

In the same reporting, the Jerusalem Post said Lebanon’s parliament speaker—described as “the most senior Shi'ite politician and a close ally of Hezbollah”—said later on Monday there could be no negotiations with Israel without a halt to the war.

Other outlets echoed the rejection of direct talks and linked it to conditions for stopping hostilities, with one local Western-language report stating Qassem called direct negotiations “null and void.”

Another West Asian report similarly said Qassem “categorically reject direct negotiations with the Zionist-American enemy,” adding, “Direct negotiations and their outcomes have no value to the resistance, as if they never existed.”

Across the statements and reports, Qassem tied any diplomatic track to specific demands and described Hezbollah’s approach to the battlefield as adaptive.

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The Jerusalem Post said Qassem insisted that “Lebanon is the one being aggressed against” and that “any diplomatic track must first halt hostilities,” while it also quoted him rejecting “the solution will not be surrender” and rejecting efforts to impose “political or military arrangements on Lebanon under pressure.”

In the local Western-language account attributed to Al-Mayadeen, Qassem said the “starting point and the solution” is to impose “five precise points before anything else,” listing “The end of Israeli aggression by land, sea and air,” “The withdrawal of 'Israel' from all occupied Lebanese territories,” “The release of all detainees,” “The return of displaced residents to their towns and villages,” and “Reconstruction.”

Another West Asian report similarly presented “five legitimate and non-changeable conditions,” including “A full halt to the enemy's aggression on land, sea, and air” and “Complete and unconditional withdrawal of Zionist forces from the occupied territories,” followed by “The release of all prisoners,” “The safe and immediate return of the displaced,” and “The complete reconstruction of the damaged areas.”

Qassem also described how the resistance operates, with one outlet saying “the resistance operates using the push-and-pull method to prevent the enemy from stabilizing,” and another saying “the resistance has chosen methods that are in line with the current phase” and that “there is no need to fixate on geography.”

In the Al-Manar TV-cited report, Qassem said fighters “come from many places in Lebanon, secure their suitable weapons, and operate in a hit-and-run style to inflict the greatest number of casualties on the enemy soldiers and officers to prevent them from stabilizing.”

While Qassem rejected negotiations and described ongoing aggression, the Jerusalem Post reported military actions by Israel in southern Lebanon and said the IDF issued an urgent warning to residents in several areas.

The Jerusalem Post said the IDF began carrying out strikes on Hezbollah infrastructure in several areas across southern Lebanon over what it said were repeated ceasefire violations by Hezbollah, and it reported that the announcement came shortly after the military issued an urgent warning calling for immediate evacuation due to anticipated military activity against Hezbollah targets.

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It also reported that the IDF said Monday its troops killed 10 armed Hezbollah terrorists in a series of incidents over the past few days, after identifying them operating in close proximity to Israeli troops, and it said “precise strikes were carried out to eliminate the threat.”

In a separate incident described by the Jerusalem Post, soldiers from the elite Multidimensional Unit, also known as Unit 888 or the “Ghost” Unit (Refaim), dismantled a ready-to-launch firing position and destroyed additional weapons storage sites and military infrastructure.

The Jerusalem Post added that overnight Monday, the Israel Air Force (IAF) struck Hezbollah infrastructure after an anti-tank missile was fired toward IDF troops, and it said “No injuries were reported.”

These reports were presented alongside Qassem’s insistence that “there is no red line and there will be no safe zone,” and other outlets carried his claim that “the resistance operates using the push-and-pull method to prevent the enemy from stabilizing.”

Beyond battlefield and diplomacy, the sources also show a dispute over political messaging and religious sensitivities in Lebanon.

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The Straits Times reported that a Lebanese TV outlet published a video caricaturing Hezbollah’s leaders and fighters as characters from the “Angry Birds” mobile phone games, and it said the group issued a rebuke calling the clip “offensive” on May 2.

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The Straits Times said Hezbollah supporters condemned what they considered ridiculing of Naim Qassem, and it reported that some reacted by sharing images insulting Maronite Patriarch Beshara Rai, described by the outlet as the highest Christian authority in Lebanon.

It said the video, shared by the LBCI channel on May 1, depicted Qassem addressing his fighters with all of them depicted as birds from the popular video games as they fight the Israeli army, portrayed as the series’ green pigs.

Hezbollah said in a statement that the video contained “offensive and cheap insults that degrade political discourse to a repulsive level,” and it called on supporters not to be “drawn into” the controversy “orchestrated by the enemies of the resistance.”

The Straits Times reported that President Joseph Aoun “condemned and rejected any attacks on the heads of Christian and Muslim religious communities and spiritual figures in Lebanon” and urged the public “to refrain from personal insults,” while Qassem’s statements continued to stress unity and reject serving “the enemies’ trench.”