Hezbollah is not going to be disarmed today by its leader, Naim Kassem before tens of thousands of supporters of the Lebanese pro -Athens organization, who honored the murder of Kassem’s predecessor Hassan Nasrala from an Israeli attack.

“We will not deliver our weapons. We will not allow disarmament. We will face (…) this existential battle “and”We are ready to witness“, Kassem said.

His speech was broadcast on giant, set in front of Hassan Nasrala’s mausoleum in Beirut, where the crowd had gathered, as well as in the southern and eastern Lebanon.

“Death in America, death in Israel,” the crowd shouted, shaking the yellow flags of the organization and flags of Lebanon and Iran.

Under the pressure of the US and because of the fear of intensifying Israeli bombings, the Lebanese government of Nawaf Salam called on the armed forces in August to draw up a plan to disarm Hezbollah by the end of the year.

Hezbollah is the only organization that did not deposit its weapons when the civil war (1975-90) ended in Lebanon. It opposes its disarmament by accusing the authorities of playing the game of Israel and the US.

After dominating the political life of the country for many years, it came out of the war with Israel in 2024. Its leadership was decimated and part of its weapons was destroyed.

Despite the ceasefire that came into force on November 27, 2024, Israel is conducting regular blows, mainly arguing that it is targeted by Hezbollah facilities and members.

Hassan Nasrala killed in an Israeli raid on September 27 In the southern suburbs of Beirut, Hezbollah’s stronghold. His successor, Hassem Safhydin, was killed in another raid in early October.

Nasrala’s death, worshiped by his supporters and who led Hezbollah for 32 years, was a serious blow to the Iranian -funded and funded Iran, who lost most of its military leaders in Israel’s war.

The head of the Iranian National Security Council, Ali Laridzani, who went to Beirut specifically to attend the Nasrala anniversary ceremony, sat in the first row in front of the Mausoleum. Hezbollah organized a series of events to honor the death of her leader.

On Thursday night, thousands of supporters of the organization honored the anniversary of the Nasrala murder, whose portrait was shown in a flagship point of the capital despite the authorities’ disagreement.

Hassan Nasrala’s photo was briefly shown on the rock of the Pigeons, an iconic spot off Beirut, and excerpts from a speech by the murdered leader of Hezbollah.

Hezbollah’s decision to honor its dead leaders in this way reinforced the confrontation in the country that is deeply divided and sparked the government’s reaction.