Hezbollah head: ‘We’ll go back to war if Israel keeps bombing’

Hezbollah head claims terror group “fully committed to ceasefire,” but ready to return to battle should Israeli “violations” continue.

By World Israel News Staff

Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said that the terrorist group would resume hostilities against the Jewish State, should Israel continue bombing its assets in Lebanon.

On Friday, several rockets were launched from southern Lebanon to northern Israel, triggering sirens in Kiryat Shmona and surrounding communities.

Hezbollah swiftly denied that it was behind the launches, which came after a similar attack a week earlier.

The terror group also claimed it was not responsible for the previous attack.

Israel responded by bombing Hezbollah sites throughout Lebanon, including within the terror group’s stronghold of Dahiyeh in Beirut — marking the first time the neighborhood in the capital city had been targeted since the November 2024 truce was established.

In a pre-recorded speech marking Quds Day — an Iranian-created event promoting an Islamic takeover of Jerusalem — Qassem insinuated that Hezbollah is weighing resuming the fight against Israel.

Despite numerous violations by the terror group, Qassem claimed that Hezbollah is “fully committed” to a ceasefire.

However, if Israel continues attacks in Lebanon, Hezbollah will be forced to pursue “other options,” Qassem added.

Some Israeli analysts have suggested that the recent launches are a test, with the perpetrators seeking to understand how forcefully Israel will respond to rocket fire on northern communities.

From October 2023 to September 2024, Israel endured near-daily attacks of rockets, missiles, and explosive drones targeting civilian towns and military bases along the border with Lebanon.

Israel evacuated tens of thousands of residents of the border region. The majority of those living within five kilometers of the border were displaced for more than a year, forced to stay in temporary housing elsewhere throughout the country.

Many residents of northern Israel were angered by the government’s acceptance of a ceasefire agreement and its move to return residents to the border region.

In a viral video, Kiryat Shmona Mayor Avichai Stern warned that the northern border is still largely not secure.