[News] Our decision to confront is Karbala-like with no limits: Sheikh Qassem

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Our decision to confront is Karbala-like with no limits: Sheikh Qassem
Al Mayadeen English
June 19, 2026
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Hezbollah's Secretary-General says steadfastness defines victory, calling
for endurance amid Israeli aggression, US-led pressure, and Lebanon's most
critical phase.

   - [image: Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Sheikh Naim Qassem, during a
   speech commemorating Ashoura in Lebanon, June 19, 2026 (social media)]
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   Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Sheikh Naim Qassem, during a speech
   commemorating Ashoura in Lebanon, June 19, 2026 (Social media)

Hezbollah will not surrender, as the "death the enemy threatens us with as
a weapon is not something we dread," Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh
Naim Qassem declared on Friday. Emphasizing the group's resolve, he
asserted that "according to our principles, victory is defined by
prevailing steadfastness," adding that "losses, no matter how massive, are
better than capitulation."

In a speech delivered at the central Ashura council, Sheikh Qassem
questioned, "As long as we are capable of steadfastness, why should we
surrender?" and, "When there is clearly ongoing Israeli aggression
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/aoun-condemns-israeli-escalation-in-south-lebanon--bekaa>,
why is it not being fought against?"

He asserted that Lebanon is currently passing through the most dangerous
phase in its history, amid the challenges and assaults it is facing
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.

"The campaign led against us today aims to end the Resistance and its
people and to completely eliminate its existence from Lebanon," Sheikh
Qassem asserted.

In this context, he explained that plotters "want to implement their scheme
through the criminal Israeli war on Lebanon, which observes no restraints
in killing
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adding that "the retreat of Israel and the US from the November 27
agreement came after the fall of Syria because they considered that the
balance of power had shifted.

The Secretary-General of Hezbollah further asserted that "their scheme
stipulated making the political echelon the façade that carries out all
actions leading to confronting the Resistance."
Closing crossings, preventing the arrival of weapons, technologies

Sheikh Qassem said they "wanted to close the aerial, maritime, and land
crossings to prevent any access to weapons, technologies, and everything
that could strengthen the Resistance
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."

He added that "the scheme was also aimed at preventing reconstruction so
that people would remain displaced and uprooted," resulting in the support
base turning against the Resistance. This, he indicated, was carried out
alongside "an implacable financial siege so that we cannot manage [the
situation] and so that we can never recover."

Hezbollah's Secretary-General also pointed out that they tried to "incite
strife between the army and the Resistance," yet "the awareness of the Army
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and its officials nipped this sedition in the bud."

Another attempt, according to Sheikh Qassem, was inciting a "Sunni-Shia
strife under the pretext of protecting the position of the prime minister
through the decisions he would take against the Resistance
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noting the existence of "an Arab-international cover, from some countries,
pressuring in all directions in Israel's interest against the Resistance,
under different titles and forms."

In a concluding remark, he stressed that "America is the maestro that leads
this scheme with all its details and in all directions, using all available
capabilities at its disposal."
Inherent 'right to defend, liberate the land'

Outlining the movement’s strategic outlook, military evolution, and
political position, Hezbollah's Secretary-General delivered remarks
emphasizing continued resistance and rejecting any prospect of withdrawal
or defeat.

 "Our strong goal and project
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is our right to defend and liberate the land," he stated, pointing out that
the Resistance "adjusted its combat methods and combat doctrine in line
with its experience and existing circumstances."

Sheikh Qassem affirmed that the Resistance "developed appropriate arms
capabilities and drones, achieved thanks to the ingenuity of our fighters,"
which helped the Resistance "take a Karbala-inspired decision, where there
are no limits" in fighting, a fact that remains in effect and is evident on
the battlefield.

In conclusion, he asserted that "the project to end Hezbollah and
consolidate occupation has collapsed," vowing that "the Israelis will be
forced out of every last inch of our land."
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