The Lebanese armed group has not taken motion towards Israel or US property for the reason that assaults on Iran started on Saturday.
Printed On 2 Mar 2026
The Lebanese armed group Hezbollah has pledged to fulfil its responsibility in “confronting aggression” after assaults by Israel and the US killed Iranian Supreme Chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
In an announcement on Sunday, the Iran-aligned group supplied condolences for Khamenei, who was killed together with different Iranian leaders in a joint US-Israeli assault on Iran early on Saturday.
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“That the prison American and Zionist [Israeli] aggression focused our guardian, our chief, the chief of the Nation, Imam Khamenei (could his soul be sanctified), together with a gaggle of leaders, officers, and harmless sons of the Iranian folks, represents the peak of criminality,” the group mentioned.
“We are going to fulfill our responsibility in confronting aggression, assured in Allah’s victory, steerage, and help… Regardless of how nice the sacrifices, we is not going to abandon the sphere of honour and resistance, nor the confrontation towards American tyranny and Zionist criminality, in defence of our land, our dignity, and our impartial decisions,” it added.
To date, Hezbollah, which operates as a largely impartial armed power inside Lebanon, has not taken motion towards Israel or US property for the reason that assaults started on Saturday.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun mentioned on Sunday that “the choice of warfare and peace rests solely with the Lebanese state”, after an emergency assembly of the nation’s Larger Defence Council.
On Saturday, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam mentioned he wouldn’t settle for anybody “dragging the nation into adventures that threaten its safety and unity”.
“In mild of the intense developments unfolding within the area, I as soon as once more name on all Lebanese to behave with knowledge and patriotism, putting Lebanon and the Lebanese folks’s pursuits above some other consideration,” Salam mentioned in an announcement despatched to the Reuters information company.
Lebanon is constant its makes an attempt to recuperate after a yearlong warfare between Hezbollah and Israel that ended after the November 2024 ceasefire. Nevertheless, Israel has continued to focus on Lebanon in violation of the settlement and has maintained a number of navy outposts inside Lebanese territory.
1000’s mourn in Beirut
On Sunday, Hezbollah organised a gathering of 1000’s of supporters within the capital, Beirut, to mourn Khamenei, as they chanted, “Dying to America, loss of life to Israel”.
Zainab al-Moussawi, a 23-year-old instructor, instructed the AFP information company that the loss of life of Khamenei was “very painful. It’s a tragedy.”
“It felt identical to the martyrdom of the Sayyed,” she added, referring to Israel’s killing of former Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in 2024.
Hezbollah additionally known as on mosques to recite the Quran and organise different mourning ceremonies in numerous elements of the nation the place the group holds affect to mark Khamenei’s loss of life.
