“Our patience may run out before or after the 60 days, when we decide to do something that you will see directly,” says Hezbollah chief Qassem Naim.
By World Israel News Staff
Hezbollah head Naim Qassem threatened that the terror group will resume hostilities against Israel during a speech on Saturday evening.
Qassem, who replaced slain Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in late October 2024, spoke about the ongoing ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon.
The 60-day truce is set to expire in late January, days after incoming president-elect Donald Trump assumes office.
“There is no timetable that specifies the resistance’s work, and our patience is linked to the appropriate timing to confront the enemy,” Qassem said in a televised speech.
“Our patience may run out before or after the 60 days, when we decide to do something that you will see directly.”
Israel has continued carrying out anti-terror operations in southern Lebanon during the truce, including airstrikes on Hezbollah operatives and infrastructure.
Hezbollah was severely battered by the months-long conflict with Israel, which kicked off with the unprecedented beeper explosions.
“In the past, Israel reached Beirut within days, but in the 2024 aggression, it was unable to advance more than a few hundred meters at the front edge. Israel was unable to advance because the resistance fighters stood firm and stood firm in the face of it,” he says.
Notably, Israel never attempted to reach any points in Lebanon north of the Litani River.
Last week, Hezbollah-linked newspaper Al-Akhbar published an editorial calling for the terror group to resume its attacks against Israel.
In recent days, Israel has hinted that it will not withdraw its troops from southern Lebanon at the end of the ceasefire, which had been stipulated as a condition for the truce.
Israel has cited Hezbollah’s attempts to regroup in the region, along with a failure by Lebanese Army troops to ensure that the area is free of Hezbollah operatives, as reasons why the IDF will likely not withdraw from the region.