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Fact-check: Multiple recent news reports from sources like BBC, Xinhua, Times of Israel, and China Daily confirm Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem's Wednesday statement that the rocket barrage was a response to 15 months of Israeli violations, matching the article's claims exactly. No contradicting evidence found in current reporting, consistent with the Lebanon-Hezbollah Crisis context.

Hezbollah chief says rocket barrage response to ‘15 months of Israeli violations’

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Hezbollah's Secretary-General Naim Qassem stated that the group's recent rocket barrage was a response to 15 months of Israeli violations, warning that their patience has limits. Qassem accused Israel of failing to respect any provisions of the agreement reached with the Lebanese state, and said that diplomatic efforts had yielded no results. Hezbollah had previously refrained from responding to Israeli attacks to avoid undermining diplomatic efforts, but Qassem said the situation had reached a

Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem said on Wednesday that the group’s recent rocket barrage was a response to the 15 months of Israeli violations, warning that the group’s patience “has limits”. In a televised address, Qassem said Hezbollah had adhered to the agreement reached with the Lebanese state, while accusing Israel of failing to respect any of its provisions. He argued that the diplomatic track supported by the group had yielded no results over the past fifteen months. Qassem stated that Hezbollah had previously refrained from responding to repeated Israeli attacks in order to avoid being accused of undermining diplomatic efforts. However, he said the situation had reached a point where further restraint was no longer possible. READ: Hezbollah launches 23 attacks […]]]>

Hezbollah chief says rocket barrage response to ‘15 months of Israeli violations’

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