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Hezbollah’s Naim Qassem Says Israel Failed to Break It

By Drooid · Sep 27, 2026, 10:16 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Israel Kills Nasrallah

Naim Qassem said Israel failed to break Hezbollah after Nasrallah’s killing.
Israel killed Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah on September 27 2024 with 84 one-ton bombs.
Lebanon reports the March 2026 Israeli invasion killed over 4,300 people.
Thousands rallied at Nasrallah’s tomb chanting “Death to America, death to Israel.”
A June 2026 framework deal called for Hezbollah disarmament and Lebanese army deployment in pilot zones.

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Hezbollah Flaunts Nasrallah

Hezbollah supporters displayed Iranian-Iraqi flags and Nasrallah portraits during Baghdad gatherings on Sept. 26, 2026.
Shiite clerics in Baghdad held portraits of Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei alongside Nasrallah images.
A billboard featuring Nasrallah and a Hezbollah flag was installed in Tehran.
Street vendors near Nasrallah’s shrine in Beirut sold portrait stickers on Sept. 26, 2026.
Women in Beirut carried torches, flowers and Nasrallah portraits during the ceremony.

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Hezbollah Launches Reconstruction

Hezbollah announced a housing and reconstruction program for displaced families, funded by its own resources and donors.
Qassem condemned Lebanon’s hyperinflation, chronic electricity blackouts, and loss of depositor funds as state failures.
He pledged Hezbollah will provide shelter, repairs, and rebuilding for villages destroyed by Israeli bombardments.
He warned the Lebanese president lacks authority to surrender the army’s right to defend Lebanon’s territory.

History

Historical Context

The 2006 Lebanon War, ignited in July 2006, ended with United Nations Resolution 1701 mandating a cease-fire and limited Hezbollah armament. Israel deployed 30,000 troops, suffered 121 soldiers killed, while Hezbollah lost roughly 1,200 fighters and claimed 1,000 rockets launched toward Israeli cities. Today's 2024-2026 Israeli strikes on Nasrallah’s headquarters and subsequent Lebanese rallies echo the 2006 pattern of high-intensity assaults prompting mass mobilization around Hezbollah’s martyrdom narrative. The unresolved disarmament debate, reinforced by Iran’s backing and UN peacekeeping limits, suggests future escalations may again force regional powers to negotiate fragile cease-fire frameworks.

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Israel Kills Nasrallah

Naim Qassem said Israel failed to break Hezbollah after Nasrallah’s killing.
Israel killed Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah on September 27 2024 with 84 one-ton bombs.
Lebanon reports the March 2026 Israeli invasion killed over 4,300 people.
Thousands rallied at Nasrallah’s tomb chanting “Death to America, death to Israel.”
A June 2026 framework deal called for Hezbollah disarmament and Lebanese army deployment in pilot zones.

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