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Naim Qassem calls the killing of Haytham Tabtabai as a \u2018heinous crime\u2019 saying Hezbollah has the right to respond.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\nPublished On 28 Nov 2025<\/span>28 Nov 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/p>\nClick here to share on social media<\/p>\nshare2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Hezbollah\u2019s leader Naim Qassem says the group has the right to respond to Israel\u2019s assassination of its top military chief in a strike on Beirut\u2019s southern suburbs last week.<\/p>\n<p>In a televised speech on Friday, Qassem called the killing of Haytham Ali Tabtabai \u201ca blatant aggression and a heinous crime\u201d, adding that the Lebanese armed group has \u201cthe right to respond, and we will determine the timing for that.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>\u201cDo you expect a war later? It\u2019s possible, sometime. Yes, this possibility is there, and the possibility of no war is also there,\u201d Qassem said.<\/p>\n<p>Qassem did not explicitly say what the group\u2019s role would be in any new war, but said Lebanon should prepare a plan to confront Israel that relies on \u201cits army and its people\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The Hezbollah leader also said he hoped Pope Leo\u2019s upcoming visit to Lebanon \u201cwill play a role in bringing about peace and ending the [Israeli] aggression\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Qassem insisted that Hezbollah has respected the November 2024 ceasefire that sought to end over a year of fighting with Israel, and demanded an end to continuing Israeli attacks on Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>Tabtabai was in a meeting with four of his aides \u201cto prepare for future actions\u201d when he was struck, Qassem said.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to Qassem\u2019s speech, Israeli military spokesperson Avichay Adraee said the Lebanese army\u2019s efforts to seize Hezbollah weapons in the country\u2019s south were \u201cinadequate\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHezbollah continues to manipulate them and work covertly to maintain its arsenal,\u201d Adraee said in a post on X.<\/p>\n<p>But Hezbollah has said it is unwilling to let go of its arms as long as Israel continues to launch attacks on Lebanese territory and station its forces at five locations across southern Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>Israel has been carrying out near-daily strikes on southern Lebanon and has also attacked Beirut several times. But prior to last week\u2019s assassination, the capital had not been hit for months.<\/p>\n<p>In a separate attack last week, at least 13 people were killed in an Israeli air strike on a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Naim Qassem calls the killing of Haytham Tabtabai as a \u2018heinous crime\u2019 saying Hezbollah has the right to respond. 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Published On 28 Nov 2025<\/span>28 Nov 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/p>\nClick here to share on social media<\/p>\nshare2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Hezbollah\u2019s leader Naim Qassem says the group has the right to respond to Israel\u2019s assassination of its top military chief in a strike on Beirut\u2019s southern suburbs last week.<\/p>\n<p>In a televised speech on Friday, Qassem called the killing of Haytham Ali Tabtabai \u201ca blatant aggression and a heinous crime\u201d, adding that the Lebanese armed group has \u201cthe right to respond, and we will determine the timing for that.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>\u201cDo you expect a war later? It\u2019s possible, sometime. Yes, this possibility is there, and the possibility of no war is also there,\u201d Qassem said.<\/p>\n<p>Qassem did not explicitly say what the group\u2019s role would be in any new war, but said Lebanon should prepare a plan to confront Israel that relies on \u201cits army and its people\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The Hezbollah leader also said he hoped Pope Leo\u2019s upcoming visit to Lebanon \u201cwill play a role in bringing about peace and ending the [Israeli] aggression\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Qassem insisted that Hezbollah has respected the November 2024 ceasefire that sought to end over a year of fighting with Israel, and demanded an end to continuing Israeli attacks on Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>Tabtabai was in a meeting with four of his aides \u201cto prepare for future actions\u201d when he was struck, Qassem said.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to Qassem\u2019s speech, Israeli military spokesperson Avichay Adraee said the Lebanese army\u2019s efforts to seize Hezbollah weapons in the country\u2019s south were \u201cinadequate\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHezbollah continues to manipulate them and work covertly to maintain its arsenal,\u201d Adraee said in a post on X.<\/p>\n<p>But Hezbollah has said it is unwilling to let go of its arms as long as Israel continues to launch attacks on Lebanese territory and station its forces at five locations across southern Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>Israel has been carrying out near-daily strikes on southern Lebanon and has also attacked Beirut several times. But prior to last week\u2019s assassination, the capital had not been hit for months.<\/p>\n<p>In a separate attack last week, at least 13 people were killed in an Israeli air strike on a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Naim Qassem calls the killing of Haytham Tabtabai as a \u2018heinous crime\u2019 saying Hezbollah has the right to respond. 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share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Hezbollah\u2019s leader Naim Qassem says the group has the right to respond to Israel\u2019s assassination of its top military chief in a strike on Beirut\u2019s southern suburbs last week.<\/p>\n<p>In a televised speech on Friday, Qassem called the killing of Haytham Ali Tabtabai \u201ca blatant aggression and a heinous crime\u201d, adding that the Lebanese armed group has \u201cthe right to respond, and we will determine the timing for that.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>\u201cDo you expect a war later? It\u2019s possible, sometime. Yes, this possibility is there, and the possibility of no war is also there,\u201d Qassem said.<\/p>\n<p>Qassem did not explicitly say what the group\u2019s role would be in any new war, but said Lebanon should prepare a plan to confront Israel that relies on \u201cits army and its people\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The Hezbollah leader also said he hoped Pope Leo\u2019s upcoming visit to Lebanon \u201cwill play a role in bringing about peace and ending the [Israeli] aggression\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Qassem insisted that Hezbollah has respected the November 2024 ceasefire that sought to end over a year of fighting with Israel, and demanded an end to continuing Israeli attacks on Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>Tabtabai was in a meeting with four of his aides \u201cto prepare for future actions\u201d when he was struck, Qassem said.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to Qassem\u2019s speech, Israeli military spokesperson Avichay Adraee said the Lebanese army\u2019s efforts to seize Hezbollah weapons in the country\u2019s south were \u201cinadequate\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHezbollah continues to manipulate them and work covertly to maintain its arsenal,\u201d Adraee said in a post on X.<\/p>\n<p>But Hezbollah has said it is unwilling to let go of its arms as long as Israel continues to launch attacks on Lebanese territory and station its forces at five locations across southern Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>Israel has been carrying out near-daily strikes on southern Lebanon and has also attacked Beirut several times. But prior to last week\u2019s assassination, the capital had not been hit for months.<\/p>\n<p>In a separate attack last week, at least 13 people were killed in an Israeli air strike on a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Naim Qassem calls the killing of Haytham Tabtabai as a \u2018heinous crime\u2019 saying Hezbollah has the right to respond. 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