Hezbollah says it won’t hand over weapons while Israeli troops remain in southern Lebanon

Lebanon president says disarming Hezbollah 'delicate' as two dead in strikes on

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Sunday that disarming the Iran-backed Hezbollah group was a "delicate" matter whose implementation required the right circumstances, warning that forcing the issue could lead the country to ruin. His remarks came as Lebanon's health ministry said two people were killed in Israeli strikes in the country's south, the latest such raids despite a ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese militant group. Restrictin…

Hezbollah Says it Won't Hand Over Weapons While Israeli Troops Remain in Southern Lebanon

The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group said on Friday that its fighters will not disarm as long as Israeli troops remain in southern Lebanon and the Israeli air force regularly violates Lebanese air space. Naim Kassem addressed supporters in a speech broadcast on Hezbollah’s television station. Kassem took over Hezbollah after Israeli airstrikes killed longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah, his successor Hashem Safieddine and other top Hezb…

Hezbollah says it won’t hand over weapons while Israeli troops occupy southern Lebanon

The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group said on Friday that its fighters will not disarm as long as Israeli troops remain in southern Lebanon and the Israeli air force regularly violates Lebanese air space.

Hizbollah 'will not let anyone disarm' it, says chief

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Hizbollah "will not let anyone disarm" it, the Lebanese group's leader Naim Qassem said Friday, as Washington presses Beirut to compel the Iran-backed movement to hand over its weapons. Hezbollah, long a dominant force in Lebanese politics, was left weakened by more than a year of hostilities with Israel sparked by the Gaza war, including an Israeli ground

Hezbollah "will not allow anyone to disarm us," its leader Naim Qassem said on Friday, as the United States pressured Lebanon to force it to lay down its arms. Hezbollah has long been influential in Lebanese politics, but has been significantly weakened by more than a year of conflict with Israel, which began in the wake of the Gaza war. Among...

Hezbollah refuses disarmament under US pressure, says group will not abandon resistance against Israel

BEIRUT, April 19 — Hezbollah “will not let anyone disarm” it, the Lebanese group’s leader Naim Qassem said yesterday, as Washington presses Beirut to compel the Iran-backed movement to hand over its weapons. Hezbollah, long a dominant force in Lebanese politics, was left weakened by more than a year of hostilities with Israel sparked by the Gaza war, including an Israeli ground incursion and two months of heavy bombardment that decimated the gro…