Hezbollah leader issues defiant threat, warns ‘everything has a limit’

“We will not surrender,” Qassem said. “We will not accept continued strikes in the country without doing anything. Everything has a limit.”

By World Israel News Staff

Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem issued a defiant warning to Israel on Saturday, declaring that “aggression toward Lebanon cannot continue” and insisting the Iran-backed terror group has “the right to defend ourselves,” according to Kan News.

Qassem made the remarks in a recorded speech aired by Iranian media, as tensions remain high along Israel’s northern border and as international pressure grows on Beirut to curb Hezbollah’s military power.

In his address, Qassem reiterated Hezbollah’s refusal to disarm, framing the group’s weapons as necessary for Lebanon’s defense. “We will not surrender,” he said. “We will not accept continued strikes in the country without doing anything. Everything has a limit.”

Qassem also sought to cast the confrontation in broader regional terms, accusing Israel and the United States of working to weaken Iran from within.

“They are trying to punish the Islamic Republic and weaken it,” he said, claiming the goal was to achieve what he described as the objective set by President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: “to destroy the Islamic Republic from the inside.”

His comments came days after Lebanon publicly acknowledged for the first time that Israel is entitled, under the terms of the November 2024 ceasefire agreement, to carry out military strikes against Hezbollah.

The admission was made by Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji during an interview with Sky News Arabia, in which he said Beirut remains committed to fulfilling its obligations under the deal, including the disarmament of all armed groups outside the Lebanese military.

Rajji said the ceasefire not only ended Israel’s invasion of southern Lebanon but also “stipulates the removal of weaponry, particularly Hezbollah’s weapons.”

Despite those commitments, Hezbollah has repeatedly rejected calls to lay down its arms, and Israel has continued to carry out strikes against what it describes as Hezbollah infrastructure and threats.

Netanyahu has also signaled that Israel may be preparing for a broader campaign. He recently told ministers that President Donald Trump has given Israel a green light to launch a major operation against Hezbollah in Lebanon after Beirut missed the White House’s December 31 deadline to disarm the group.

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