Mourners attend the funeral of late Hezbollah leaders Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine at the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium on the outskirts of Beirut on February 23, 2025. Photo: AFP.
The secretary general of Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement has hailed martyr Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah’s contributions to the Palestinian cause, pledging that the group will remain steadfast and continue on his path.
Sheikh Naim Qassem made the remarks in a speech honouring the late Hezbollah leader Nasrallah and Executive Council chief Sayyid Hashim Safieddine at their funeral ceremony in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, on Sunday.
“Sayyed Nasrallah’s contribution was great in reviving the Palestinian cause; we will preserve this trust and will continue to tread this path,” Sheikh Qassem said.
“We will continue Sayyed Nasrallah’s path, even if we are all killed and even if our homes are destroyed over our heads,” he added.
He further described Nasrallah as “a historic, exceptional, patriotic, Arab, Islamic leader, and the model of the free people of the world.”
“Sayyed Nasrallah loved the people and they loved him. He led both hearts and minds, with his objective always being Palestine and al-Quds.”
Sheikh Qassem also praised the large crowds attending the ceremony, saying, “You are a loyal and generous people and the mass mobilization today is unmatched in Lebanese history.”
Referring to the issue of the Lebanese prisoners held with the Israeli occupying regime, he noted, “We won’t abandon you and we will exert all the necessary pressures to free you.”
Sheikh Qassem further emphasized that the battle to support Gaza “is part of our belief in liberating Palestine,” saying, “We confronted the Zionist entity and its tyrant backers, the United States,” which stood against the besieged enclave, as he praised the resistance fighters’ resilience.
Regarding the ceasefire with Israel, Sheikh Qassem explained, “We agreed to the enemy’s request for a ceasefire because we had no interest in continuing the fight without any foreseen political or military future.”
“Our point of strength is that we agreed to the enemy’s request for a ceasefire based on our principles,” he added.
Sheikh Qassem further reiterated the movement’s unwavering commitment to resistance and national sovereignty, declaring, “The Resistance is on the ground, and it enjoys paramount manpower and equipment.”
He went on to say, “The inevitable victory is coming,” noting that Israel won’t be able to take through politics what it failed to achieve through war.
Sheikh Qassem further emphasized Hezbollah’s commitment to resistance and national development, saying “We are committed to expelling the occupation and reconstruction. We are keen on safeguarding national unity and civil peace.”
“Lebanon is a nation for all of its people, and we are part of its people,” he said. “We support the efforts of the Lebanese army, and we shall remain by its side.”
Nasrallah, the iconic leader of the Lebanese resistance, was assassinated in Israel’s strikes on southern Beirut on September 27, 2024, following the regime’s week-long bombing campaign that hit many areas from the country’s south to the capital.
Safieddine was also assassinated in an Israeli attack on October 3, 2024.
Hezbollah postponed funeral ceremonies for both leaders due to fears of Israeli attacks on the ceremony.
(PressTV)
