Hezbollah Secretary General Naim Kassem continued his comments on the Lebanese government, urging it to adopt a firmer stance toward Israel. During the first commemoration of the assassination of Mohammad Afif and his companions, he once again took it upon himself to remind the Lebanese state of its “responsibility” to put in place a “plan to confront” Israeli attacks.
Referring to recent financial measures affecting institutions close to Hezbollah, notably Qard el-Hassan, Kassem accused the Bank of Lebanon of implementing restrictions under “American tutelage.” According to him, Qard el-Hassan is “a social institution that benefits everyone.” He called on financial officials to “reverse decisions that hinder good and solidarity” and to resist American pressure, which he considers “very dangerous for Lebanon.”
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