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Hezbollah has the right to reorganize after Israeli aggression: Lebanon's Parliament Speaker

Iran Press TV

Saturday, 15 November 2025 2:18 PM

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri says Hezbollah has the "legitimate" right to reorganize its internal structure in response to the recent Israeli attacks, emphasizing that the resistance movement's actions fall within its right to defend the country's sovereignty.

Berri made the remarks during a public address on Saturday, after Israeli forces carried new wave of aerial raids and bombed multiple residential neighborhoods across southern Lebanon.

"It is perfectly natural for any party, organization, or political component to rebuild itself and reorganize its internal and organizational affairs from time to time. In the face of any challenge, Hezbollah has the right to do so, especially after the Israeli aggression," he said.

Berri further dismissed as "unfounded" allegations that Hezbollah is receiving weapons shipments through illegal channels, asserting that such claims are intended to justify Israel's continued attacks on Lebanese territory.

"As for the claims of smuggling weapons by sea, land, or air, these are false allegations with no basis in reality," he said.

The speaker of the Lebanese Parliament further reaffirmed Lebanon's commitment to strengthening ties with regional partners, particularly Arab states, expressing openness to cooperation and dialogue despite political tensions and external pressure.

"Lebanon is the country of all Arabs, and our hand has always been, and continues to be, extended to all Arab brothers. My relationship with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has never been broken at any time," he said.

Berri further urged Lebanese political factions to unite in the face of "unprecedented danger," criticizing the lack of a national consensus regarding Israeli actions.

"What is incomprehensible and unjustifiable is that the Lebanese position towards what Israel has done and is doing, and its intentions for Lebanon, is not unified," he said.

Berri sharply criticized Israel for repeatedly violating the ceasefire agreement, stressing that Lebanon has upheld its commitments while the occupying regime has continued its military assaults without restraint.

"Where and when has Israel adhered to even a single clause of the ceasefire agreement? This is the aggressive nature of Israel," he said, noting that over the past 11 months, Lebanese resistance forces have not fired a single shot south of the Litani River in compliance with the agreement.

Elsewhere in his remarks, Berri confirmed that Lebanon's parliamentary elections will proceed as scheduled without delays or extensions, despite economic and political instability.

He warned that the current crisis is the most dangerous Lebanon has ever faced, emphasizing the necessity of national unity.

"The current crisis that Lebanon is facing is the most dangerous crisis that I have personally faced, and it is also the most dangerous crisis in the history of Lebanon. Saving Lebanon is not possible except through unity — unity is still the only option before us," he said.

Israel and Hezbollah reached a ceasefire agreement that took effect on November 27, 2024. Under the deal, Tel Aviv was required to withdraw fully from the Lebanese territory—but has kept forces stationed at five sites, in clear violation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701 and the terms of last November's agreement.

Since the implementation of the ceasefire, Israel has violated the agreement multiple times through repeated assaults on the Lebanese territory.

Lebanese authorities have warned that the Israeli regime's violations of the ceasefire threaten national stability.