Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem addressed the fighting in Lebanon and claimed that "the aggression has failed and did not achieve its goals, but the Israelis continue to gamble on changing the circumstances." According to him, "Iran emerged stronger and proved it will not give up its rights. The project to eliminate Iran and the resistance in the region has failed, and there is a new phase called the results of breaking the American-Israeli project. There is no such thing as a ceasefire with freedom of movement for Israel."