Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem, in a speech on December 5, 2025, condemned the Lebanese government's decision to appoint a civilian to the Mechanics Committee as a violation of the ceasefire agreement and a concession to Israel, according to an X post by megaphone_news. Qassem described the appointment as an "additional fall" for the government, in addition to its August 5 decision to restrict weapons to the state. He reiterated that the agreement with Israel covers only disarmament south of the Litani River, deeming matters north of the river an internal Lebanese issue unrelated to Israel or the United States, as stated in the megaphone_news post. This objection occurs amid ongoing tensions over Hezbollah's disarmament, following a Gallup poll earlier on December 5 showing 79% of Lebanese supporting the group's disarmament, as previously reported.
