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Nahar Net
12 hours ago
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Hezbollah's Qmati says deadline must be set for Israel not for Hezbollah
by Naharnet Newsdesk 3 hours Hezbollah political bureau member Mahmoud Qmati has said that a deadline must be set for Israel and not for Hezbollah, calling again for Israel's halt of attacks and withdrawal from south Lebanon before demanding Hezbollah to disarm. Qmati said Sunday that liberating the five occupied hills in south Lebanon, freeing the Lebanese prisoners, halting the "Israeli aggression and violations", and the "unconditional reconstruction" of war-hit regions have always been a national priority to the President, the Prime Minister and the Lebanese government. "These are not just Hezbollah's demands but an official Lebanese stance," Qmati said, adding that the U.S., although leading the ceasefire committee, is encouraging Israel to keep its attacks on Lebanon in order to put political and military pressure on the country. Qmati said that the conditions for reconstruction are humiliating, and that the priorities -- liberating the five occupied hills, freeing the Lebanese prisoners, halting the Israeli violations, and the unconditional reconstruction -- must be implemented before any domestic dialogue about Hezbollah's arms or any discussion about a defense strategy. "How can we have such a dialogue while our land is still occupied, prisoners are still in (Israeli) jails, and daily aggressions continue?" They want to change the priorities, they want the Lebanese to focus on one demand: the disarmament of the resistance, Qmati said. "We have cooperated and participated in all national junctures. The (Israeli) enemy is the side that must respect its deadlines, not the resistance." Israel has repeatedly bombed Lebanon despite the November ceasefire aimed at ending over a year of hostilities with Hezbollah. Under the ceasefire deal, Hezbollah was to pull its fighters back north of the Litani river and Israel was required to fully withdraw its troops from the country, but has kept them in five locations in south Lebanon that it deems strategic. But whether Hezbollah must first disarm or Israel must first withdraw remains a chicken and egg situation, and Israel, despite the ceasefire, has struck regions north of the Litani, and deep inside Lebanon, including Beirut's southern suburbs.
Nahar Net
14 hours ago
- Politics
- Nahar Net
Hezbollah's Qmati says deadline must be set for Israel not for Hezbollah
by Naharnet Newsdesk 30 June 2025, 14:57 Hezbollah political bureau member Mahmoud Qmati has said that a deadline must be set for Israel and not for Hezbollah, calling again for Israel's halt of attacks and withdrawal from south Lebanon before demanding Hezbollah to disarm. Qmati said Sunday that liberating the five occupied hills in south Lebanon, freeing the Lebanese prisoners, halting the "Israeli aggression and violations", and the "unconditional reconstruction" of war-hit regions have always been a national priority to the President, the Prime Minister and the Lebanese government. "These are not just Hezbollah's demands but an official Lebanese stance," Qmati said, adding that the U.S., although leading the ceasefire committee, is encouraging Israel to keep its attacks on Lebanon in order to put political and military pressure on the country. Qmati said that the conditions for reconstruction are humiliating, and that the priorities -- liberating the five occupied hills, freeing the Lebanese prisoners, halting the Israeli violations, and the unconditional reconstruction -- must be implemented before any domestic dialogue about Hezbollah's arms or any discussion about a defense strategy. "How can we have such a dialogue while our land is still occupied, prisoners are still in (Israeli) jails, and daily aggressions continue?" They want to change the priorities, they want the Lebanese to focus on one demand: the disarmament of the resistance, Qmati said. "We have cooperated and participated in all national junctures. The (Israeli) enemy is the side that must respect its deadlines, not the resistance." Israel has repeatedly bombed Lebanon despite the November ceasefire aimed at ending over a year of hostilities with Hezbollah. Under the ceasefire deal, Hezbollah was to pull its fighters back north of the Litani river and Israel was required to fully withdraw its troops from the country, but has kept them in five locations in south Lebanon that it deems strategic. But whether Hezbollah must first disarm or Israel must first withdraw remains a chicken and egg situation, and Israel, despite the ceasefire, has struck regions north of the Litani, and deep inside Lebanon, including Beirut's southern suburbs.
Nahar Net
17-06-2025
- Politics
- Nahar Net
Hezbollah's Qmati says Iran 'strong enough', doesn't need military support from anyone
by Naharnet Newsdesk 17 June 2025, 17:26 Hezbollah political bureau member Mahmoud Qmati denied Tuesday in an interview with Russian state-owned news agency Sputnik that Hezbollah would get involved in the Iranian-Israeli war. "Israeli reports about Hezbollah preparing to intervene are merely false pretexts to justify Israel's ongoing aggression against Lebanon," Qmati said. He added that Hezbollah is cooperating with the Lebanese state to prevent anyone from sabotaging the Lebanese unity. "Iran is strong enough and does not need military support from anyone," he said, urging the entire region and the medias to support Iran "politically", as he stressed the need to return to peace and nuclear negotiations.
Nahar Net
21-03-2025
- Politics
- Nahar Net
Qmati: US pressures can lead to civil war but Aoun, Berri and Salam don't want instability
by Naharnet Newsdesk 21 March 2025, 16:11 Hezbollah political bureau member Mahmoud Qmati has warned that 'Washington wants Lebanon to be a U.S. colony' and that 'U.S. pressures might lead the country to chaos and civil war.' He however reassured that President Joseph Aoun, Speaker Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam 'do not want to jeopardize stability in Lebanon,' in an interview on Radio Voice of Freedom. Noting that Hezbollah has given the government 'an open-ended chance to end Israeli occupation and halt the violations,' Qmati said 'the resistance's military capabilities are still powerful and ready to confront any aggression when the time comes,' adding that 'Israel wants to expand the buffer zone and Washington does not respect the Lebanese formula.' 'The army will abide by the political decision and our relation with it was and is still good,' Qmati added. 'We and the army were comrades-in-arms,' the Hezbollah official said, adding that 'the Lebanese Army cannot confront all the threats that are surrounding us from four sides, and we must stand by it as people, resistance and parties.' He also said that he believes that there will be no military strike on Iran.
