![A group of demonstrators, holding banners, placards and photos of Hezbollah members killed by Israeli army in the town along with Lebanese flags, gather to hold a demonstration carrying Hezbollah flags after the U.S. Ambassador to Ankara and Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack canceled his planned visit to Khiam, a town on the Israeli border, and the coastal city of Tyre in southern Lebanon, in Khiam, Lebanon on August 27, 2025. [Ramiz Dallah - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/AA-20250827-38936512-38936507-US_REPRESENTATIVE_BARRACK_CANCELED_HIS_VISIT_TO_TWO_AREAS_IN_SOUTHERN_LEBANON.jpg)
A Hezbollah MP has said that surrender has “no place” in the movement’s vocabulary, stressing its right to defend itself if attacked. Speaking on Sunday, Hezbollah MP Hussein Hajj Hassan made the remarks during a political meeting organised by Hezbollah’s public relations department in the Bekaa Valley. Hajj Hassan said Israel is exerting security, military and political pressure aimed at eliminating the resistance and its weapons. “We tell them that the resistance remains and is ready to defend Lebanon and its interests,” he said. He added that Lebanon’s priorities — “the resistance, the people and the army” — are to stop the aggression, secure the withdrawal of Israeli occupation forces from Lebanese territory, secure the release of prisoners, begin reconstruction, […]
