Lebanese source against Hezbollah: "Qassem is isolated, he is being ignored"
A source in Beirut said that the call by the secretary-general of the terrorist organization for dialogue with the Lebanese leadership went unanswered. According to the source, "Qassem will not find a single supporter for his campaigns against President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Najib Mikati. He is still clinging to his weapons and acting as if his support for Gaza and Iran did not lead to earthquakes."
Political forces in Lebanon are ignoring the call this week by Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem for dialogue, and he remains almost isolated, the Saudi newspaper "Asharq Al-Awsat" reported today, Thursday. A source in the Lebanese government stated:
"Whoever seeks to conduct contacts with his rivals does not engage in political confrontation with President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Najib Mikati."
The source added: "He (Qassem) will not find anyone to support his campaigns against them, not even his ally, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri." According to the source, Nabih Berri prefers to calm the spirits regarding Aoun and Mikati, even though most members of his Amal party see the agreement with Israel as a waste of time and money, and prefer the memorandum of understanding between Iran and the USA.
According to the Lebanese source, the Hezbollah secretary-general's call for "internal dialogue" is being ignored by his rivals in the political system as long as he clings to his weapons, refuses disarmament, and acts as if his support for Gaza and Iran did not cause political and security earthquakes.
According to the source, Hezbollah is still betting on buying time and a strategy of avoiding a response to Israel despite Qassem's threat that the situation before March 2 will not repeat itself. Until that date, the terrorist organization did not respond to IDF strikes throughout Lebanon for long months since the signing of the ceasefire agreement in November 2024.
