Yossi Schwartz ISL (RCIT section in Israel/Occupied Palestine), 27.01.2025
After 22 Lebanese were killed yesterday (Sunday) in southern Lebanon by the Zionist army and more than 100 were wounded, an Israeli source said: “The situation in Lebanon is sensitive, but it can still be calmed by a moderating American statement in the coming hours.”
This cold-blooded murder only proves our claim that the armistice with Israel is bad for Lebanon and that Hezbollah’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon has abandoned Lebanon to the Zionist barbarians.
“Hezbollah, which agreed to the cease-fire under pressure from Iran and abandoned the Gazans, praised the Lebanese who tried to return to their villages two months after the ceasefire. Despite the Zionist army’s announcement that it would not withdraw from southern Lebanon for the time being, Hezbollah’s statement said: “This is a glorious day. The great members of the resistance proved once again that they were a people rooted in their land and clinging to every grain of the land. The sights of the people returning to the villages, with the flags of the dead and the flags of Hezbollah, embody the highest meanings of strength and victory. This confirms that this nation, in its strength, is the most potent weapon of the resistance.”[i]
“We confirm that the equation of the army, the people, and the resistance that protects Lebanon is not only on paper but a reality that the Lebanese live daily,” Hezbollah added. “We call on all Lebanese to stand together with their people in the south. Let us renew national solidarity and build true sovereignty whose title is liberation and victory. The international community, led by the countries sponsoring the agreement, must take responsibility for the violations and crimes of the Israeli enemy and compel it to withdraw from our lands.”[ii]
The Lebanese army, which yesterday asked residents to observe the instructions of the Zionist Hooligans and called on them to stay away from the areas, changed its position today.”This evening, the Lebanese army announced that it “continues to accompany the residents returning to the border towns and to stand by them in dealing with the Israeli enemy based on its national duty, in light of the enemy’s insistence on harming soldiers and residents and causing a large number of casualties and wounded, and its refusal to implement the ceasefire agreement and withdraw from Lebanon.”
It also said that the army continues its deployment in other towns in southern Lebanon, calling on residents to “adhere to the instructions of the military units” and continuing to coordinate with UNIFIL and the committee that oversees the agreement.
The Lebanese army stands by the residents despite the Israeli Army’s warnings.
The ceasefire in southern Lebanon ended tonight without the withdrawal of the Israeli army. As the neighboring country(Lebanon) has observed in recent days, residents of the south of the country have begun to move en masse, with vehicles and on foot, towards the border villages and also to those from which the Israeli Army have not withdrawn. Within a short time, the shooting also began.”[iii]
For the Arabs to live, Israel must be destroyed!!
For Palestine, red and free from the river to the sea!
For the Arab revolution!
For the socialist federation of the Middle East!
Endnotes:
[i] https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/sjaoqg4d1l
[ii] Ibid
[iii] Ibid