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Hezbollah official: US demand for resistance disarmament aims to fragment Lebanon

Iran Press TV

Monday, 10 November 2025 3:13 PM

Senior member of Hezbollah's Political Council, Mahmoud Qamati, has underscored that Lebanon's national unity and the preservation of the resistance's weapons are crucial to thwart the "existential threat" posed by Israel and the United States.

"No political faction in Lebanon should align with the Israeli enemy, especially in the face of the real existential threat called 'Greater Israel'," Qamati stated during a memorial service on Monday.

He added, "There's a declared project to place Lebanon under US and Israeli guardianship," adding that the US wants to strip the country of defense, economy, and basic survival because "it seeks to fragment Lebanon."

"When we say we won't surrender our weapons, that's the minimum stance we can take in the face of this existential threat to Lebanon."

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the Israeli media in August that he feels a deep connection to "this vision" of a "Greater Israel," referring to the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories as well as parts of Egypt, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon, and described it as "a historical and spiritual mission."

Amid renewed American calls for Hezbollah's disarmament, a resistance movement that has for decades defended Lebanon against foreign aggression, particularly from Israel, Qamati asserted that Netanyahu's statement is a real threat to Lebanon and that the country has the sovereign right to reject external dictates.

"It is our national right to reject US orders that seek to dictate our government's actions in the service of Israel," he stated.

"This Syrian experience is evident before us, as it implements everything that is demanded of it by the Americans without objection. Nevertheless, this total submission has not prevented Israel from [conducting] daily attacks on Syria."

"Israel's borders have reached the borders of Iraq," the Hezbollah official warned.

Noting that there are major changes in the region that threaten "not only Lebanon but all Arab nations", Qamati said "we must hold on to our strength."

His remarks come as the Lebanese government officials discussed the US proposal aimed at disarming Hezbollah and endorsed its "objectives" in August.