Lebanon 13 December 2025

13 December 2025

Hizbollah Secretary General Naim Qassem rejected any attempt to disarm the group. “Let the United States know: we will defend ourselves even if the heavens collapse upon the earth. The weapons will not be taken to serve Israeli goals, even if the entire world unites in war against Lebanon”, he warned. Qassem claimed that Israel and the United States “want to weaken the resistance while leaving the army only symbolic strength, leaving Lebanon powerless”.