Statement issued by Hezbollah regarding Israeli aggressions on South Lebanon:

Hezbollah condemns the grave aggression committed by the Israeli enemy through its incursion into the town of Al-Habbariyeh in the Hasbaya district, and the kidnapping of the Islamic Group’s official in the Hasbaya and Marjayoun areas, brother Atwi Atwi, from his home, assaulting him and his family and terrorizing them.

Hezbollah also condemns the two attacks: one on a car in the town of Yanouh, which led to the martyrdom of three people including a child, and another that resulted in the martyrdom of a citizen in the town of Aita al-Shaab. These acts confirm the criminal and brutal nature of this enemy, built on killing, terrorism, piracy, and complete disregard for Lebanese sovereignty.

This dangerous development signals the beginning of a new phase of Israeli lawlessness and recklessness, based on incursions, kidnappings, and detentions, exposing all the people of the South to direct danger and placing them under constant threat, in the absence of any deterrent or protection against an enemy that disregards all rules and respects no laws or international conventions.

In the face of this blatant aggression—especially following the Prime Minister’s visit to the South, where he witnessed the suffering of our people and the presence of occupation forces on our land—the Lebanese state is today called upon to fully assume its national responsibilities, as it committed itself in its ministerial statement. It must break out of its silence and paralysis, adopt deterrent measures and firm, clear positions, and move immediately on all political, diplomatic, and legal levels.

Serious action is required to protect citizens, rather than relying on words that do not prevent the enemy from persisting in its aggressions and recklessness.