The Lebanese resistance movement, Hezbollah, and now its General Secretary Hassan Nasrallah, have affirmed commitment to aiding the Palestinians against Israeli attacks.

Throughout the night and early Thursday morning hours, Israeli forces bombed the Beirut International Airport, killing 25 people. The Israeli government claims weapons for Hezbollah were being smuggled in.

 

Hezbollah continues to fight the Israeli army in southern however limited the occupation is compared to the recent past. However, the occupation of he Lebanese Sheba Farms area remains complete. It is where Hezbollah captured two Israeli soldiers.

 

The West Bank leader of the Fateh-linked armed resistance group, Al Aqsa Brigades, says that the resistance will not stop, considering it “a message and mortal blow to .”

 
A statement released by the Brigades said, “The resistance movement will not stop as long as there is occupation, as long as there are Palestinian and Arab prisoners in Israeli prisons, and as long as the Jewish state is in control.”

 
Part of the message was a thank you to Hezbollah for its continued resistance and to the newly stated support of Nasrallah. The resistance groups are working together now, including Islamic Jihad and Hamas, and are calling on the Israelis to release political prisoners and end the attacks and occupation, stating there is no other option open to the oppressed than to fight back for liberation.