Hezbollah chief says 'Israel' must 'unconditionally' leave Lebanon
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- Naim Qassem says the US-Iran deal and reduced fighting with 'Israel' signal “defeat” for the US and 'Israel'.
- Describing the agreement in an Ashura speech as a shift to a “new phase” and a “great victory” for his group.
Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem on Friday said 'Israel' has "no option" but to unconditionally withdraw from Lebanese areas it occupies, and he rejected any normalisation in ties between the countries.
"Israel has no option but to withdraw completely from every inch of our Lebanese land... Israel must leave unconditionally," he said in a televised address to tens of thousands of supporters marking Ashura.
As Lebanese and 'Israeli' officials hold direct talks in Washington, Qassem said his group would accept "no normalisation, no cancellation of the state of hostility, no gains for Israel, and no partial presence on Lebanese soil... Israel must leave humiliated and defeated, and that is what will happen."
