🟡 | Lebanon – Hezbollah

The Secretary General of Hezbollah, Shaykh Naim Qassim (H), will deliver a speech today, Monday at 3:30 PM Beirut time, marking the first anniversary of the martyrdom of the prominent media figure and resistance leader Haj Muhammad Afif Al-Nabulsi (r) and his comrades.

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🇮🇷 | Advisor to Imam Khamenei (H), Ali Akbar Velayati, stated that the Leader of the Islamic Revolution has instructed the Iranian government to intensify pressure on Damascus to ensure repayment of debts owed to Iran, warning that Tehran will not hesitate to pursue legal measures through the World Bank to seize Syrian funds if the Syrian government fails to meet its commitments. He stressed that Iran will not relinquish any financial rights, noting that Tehran fully funded and supported Syria’s electricity sector throughout the war years and that patience is running thin.

[This marks the first high-level Iranian reaction since the situation in Syria shifted, with the Israeli-aligned proxy leader Julani openly moving into the American war machine against the resistance and native regional authorities. Iran has spent billions during and after the war, providing essential support while the Assad-era regime structure collapsed and fled, leaving Iran to shoulder Syria’s recovery. Should Tehran pursue legal action, the Syrian occupation regime will face serious setbacks, especially given that much of Syria’s majority of remaining infrastructure exists due to Iranian assistance.]

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🏴 | There are reports of a number of Sunni clerics and Sunni Syrian civilians in Julani’s concentration camps suffering various levels of torture. They are targeted for rejecting Takfiri coercion, opposing corruption, and resisting land-grabbing. Many detainees face beatings, electrocution, starvation, and psychological abuse. Families are denied information about their loved ones, and some prisoners simply disappear. These camps operate with impunity, silencing anyone who criticizes the HTS’ CIA-Mi6-Mossad-Turkish agencies' manufactured power structures or exposes its profiteering networks.

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✅ | They may even plan to assassinate Julani in order to ignite blame tensions against Iran and the resistance.

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🇸🇦 | Saudi crown prince visits US with defense, AI, nuclear cooperation on agenda:

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) is in Washington for talks with US President Donald Trump focused on securing a defence arrangement, expanding access to artificial intelligence technology, and advancing a civilian nuclear program, Reuters reported.

It is his first US visit since the 2018 killing of Jamal Khashoggi, after which US intelligence assessed that MbS approved the capture or killing. The crown prince denied ordering the operation but acknowledged responsibility as the kingdom’s de facto ruler.

Riyadh wants explicit security guarantees after Washington did not respond to the 2019 strikes on Saudi oil sites and following Israel’s attack on Doha in September.

Trump may issue an executive order similar to the defense pact he signed with Qatar, a step analysts say would still fall short of the formal treaty Saudi Arabia has sought.

Alongside defense talks, MbS is pushing for agreements on nuclear energy and high-end AI chips under his Vision 2030 diversification plan, though US conditions on enrichment and fuel reprocessing have slowed progress.

Washington has tied any full defense pact to Saudi normalization with Israel, making the agreement dependent on Riyadh endorsing a process the crown prince says cannot proceed without Israeli recognition of Palestinian statehood.

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🏴‍☠️ | Southern Occ. Syria – Quneitra

Syrian sources report Israeli occupation forces penetrating the village of Abu Mathra in Quneitra province. Another Israeli unit set up a temporary checkpoint between Eastern Samadaniyah and Khan Arnabeh, stopping and searching civilian vehicles before pulling back.

A Russian military delegation, accompanied by officers from Syria’s Defense and Interior ministries, toured the Taloul al-Hamr area. The convoy of 15+ vehicles moved toward Saida al-Hanout and nearby border towns where IDF incursions are frequent.

🇵🇸 | Gaza

Intense artillery shelling reported east of Gaza City, with additional targeting east of Khan Younis. Local sources claim Israel is slowly killing resistance fighters inside tunnel sectors in the Rafah yellow zone.

Heavy gunfire was heard on Al-Maghribi Street in Gaza City as unknown armed individuals attempted to abduct several young men.


Hamas leader Osama Hamdan tells Media:

• The American resolution does not protect Palestinians but replaces the occupation.

• No clause on disarming resistance was discussed in Sharm El-Sheikh.

• “We reject the equation of being killed or surrendering.”

🇷🇺 | Russia

A reported assassination attempt on Sergei Shoygu, Secretary of Russia’s Security Council, was foiled at Troyekurovskoye Cemetery in Moscow. No further details released.

🇿🇦 | South Africa – Gaza Evacuation

Palestinians in Gaza say they paid $2,000 per seat to a shadowy group, Al-Majd, for evacuation to South Africa.

130 Palestinians were flown from Gaza through an Israeli airport, reaching Johannesburg after a stop in Nairobi.

South Africa’s Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola says the flight appears “unusual” and may reflect a broader attempt to remove Palestinians from their homeland.

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🟨 | The full speech of Hezbollah’s Secretary-General, His Eminence Sheikh Naim Qassim (H), delivered during the first annual commemoration of the martyrdom of the great media commander Haj Muhammad Afif (r) and his fellow martyrs, held by Hezbollah at the Imam Hassan al-Mujtaba (A) Complex in the southern suburb of Beirut, 17/11/2025: [1/10]—


In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and peace and blessings be upon the noblest of all creation, our master, our beloved, and our leader Muhammad, and upon his pure and immaculate household, his righteous and chosen companions, and upon all the prophets, the righteous, and the martyrs until the Day of Judgment.

Peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be upon you.

We meet today on the first anniversary of the martyrdom of our brother, the great media commander Haj Mohammad Afif. We will speak about some of his positions and aspects of his life, then move on to the political situation and discuss certain matters.

Haj Mohammad Afif is a shining name in the field of media, a strong pen in writing and delivering, and a vast reservoir of culture, awareness, clarity of vision, and integrity of path. This exceptional individual held the responsibility of media relations for more than ten years under the supervision of His Eminence, the Master of the Martyrs of the Ummah, Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah, may Allah’s pleasure be upon him. His media career is well known, beginning in the South, then in Beirut, then managing the news department at Al-Manar channel, and later in media relations. This responsibility took on a special character through his presence, due to his ability to follow the media landscape and build relations with all outlets, whether friendly or hostile. He succeeded in leaving a distinctive mark on Hezbollah’s media work.

After the martyrdom of His Eminence, the Master of the Martyrs of the Ummah, Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah, may Allah’s pleasure be upon him, he called me and said:

“We must follow a path different from what media relations were before the war.”

I asked him: “What is your proposal?”
He said: “I propose holding several press conferences. As head of media relations, I am ready to conduct them because we need to clarify matters that cannot be covered by the Secretary General’s speech alone, especially since the time between speeches sometimes exceeds a week. We must fill the gaps that appear during this period.”

I agreed with the idea, since the decision to hold press conferences belongs to the Secretary General. I agreed that he would send me the main topics he intended to address, while the details were something he excelled in without any guidance. These distinguished press conferences by Haj Mohammad Afif filled important gaps. We always coordinated to ensure good presentation and to deliver the messages we wished to convey to our audience and to the enemy.

Haj was distinguished by his wide and diverse knowledge, especially in his field of media specialization. This places responsibility on all media personnel within our ranks to cultivate broad cultural and political horizons, to follow developments, to consult, and to hold regular sessions that help shape ideas usually provided by the media official to leaders, to the Secretary General, and to others, and which he himself used in expressing positions in one way or another.

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Here I must emphasize an important point: Haj Muhammad Afif was a committed media professional on the Islamic level, on the political level, and on the level of the resistance’s methodology. He was among those who believe in and act upon the noble verse: “O you who believe, if a corrupt person comes to you with news, verify it, lest you harm people out of ignorance and then become regretful for what you have done.”
He was among those who believe that false media cannot create a path and that misleading media cannot build a foundation. As for truthful media, it is what provides society, political leaders, and the public arena with an accurate trajectory for their choices. When people develop trust in a media outlet or in the guidance provided by a particular source, this means we are educating the public and raising the awareness of the public regarding real facts through which they can take the correct position.

It is noteworthy what the Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali (A), said to Malik al Ashtar (r) when he appointed him governor over Egypt:

“Do not hasten to believe a talebearer, for the talebearer is deceitful even if he appears to be among the sincere.”

Meaning: when someone comes to you with information, be cautious. Who is this person? Is he corrupt? Is he a believer? Is he committed? Is he truthful or not? The one who comes carrying information requires scrutiny because he may not be among the sincere, and the matter must be investigated carefully.

The media relations department in Hezbollah, under Haj Muhammad Afif, belonged to this school: the school of truthful media, the school of media that recognizes that people have the right to know the truth.

Here, we must fortify our arena by monitoring what is disseminated in the media sphere. You know there are today hundreds of channels, hundreds of social media platforms, indeed thousands of online outlets, and hundreds of websites broadcasting false news from black rooms with the goal of misleading and presenting a false image of reality. Even though the real picture is often clear and bright. What picture is clearer than the right of the resistance to defend against Israeli aggression on Lebanon? What picture is clearer than the massacres committed by the Israeli assault, whether in Lebanon or Palestine? What picture is clearer than the killing of civilians and journalists, the killing of anyone who walks on the ground simply because they are on the opposing front? Yet the function of media is to make these images visible.

Haj Muhammad Afif worked through his various connections to highlight these images, to repeat them, to give them their due so that people may recognize the truth, not only among us but globally. Until the very last moment, the Americans, the Israelis, and their accomplices claimed there was no genocide in Palestine in Gaza, even though the entire world saw, live on television screens, how genocide took place, how starvation was imposed, and how daily killing targeted the people of Gaza, men, women, and children.

When we have truthful, committed, experienced media professionals, they possess the ability to communicate the idea. When they killed Haj Muhammad Afif, they killed him because he succeeded in communicating the idea and the resistance narrative that Hezbollah sought, which expresses the reality of the Islamic resistance and its supporters.

We must always verify information before we publish it, before we endorse it, before we judge based on it, and before we analyze according to it. Allah the Exalted said: “And do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge. Indeed, the hearing, the sight, and the heart, all of these will be questioned.”

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This is a responsibility upon all of us. It is not enough to look only at the journalist and his role. People must also refrain from receiving news except from a trusted source and must not accept analysis except from a trusted source.

Haj Muhammad Afif was a model of reliable analysis and accurate reporting. Every journalist or media outlet that contacted him found him precise, frank, and truthful in giving information or correcting information.

Haj Muhammad Afif played an important role in presenting the concepts of the resistance with precision.

During his press conference on Martyr’s Day, he said:

“Our understanding of victory and defeat is the understanding of any resistance movement in history: preventing the enemy from achieving its political and military objectives.”

So observe in media analysis: when such a noble, honest, believing, sincere journalist presents an idea, a background, or an expected outcome in limited yet clear statements, this becomes part of media and political education. It becomes part of transmitting the news while also conveying the analytical framework surrounding that news.

We miss you, Haj Muhammad. You were an important figure, a beloved companion closely connected to His Eminence Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah (r), and you succeeded in leaving a significant mark on media work. Allah willing, your brothers, your students, and those who succeed you will continue on this path.

Here we must offer a special salute to the father of the martyr Muhammad, the honorable scholar and mujahid Sheikh Afif al Nabulsi, known for his status and his role, may Allah have mercy on him. He is the one who worked to provide this righteous upbringing. And likewise, greetings to the blessed, noble mother who worked in the way of Allah the Exalted, and to the entire family and relatives.

We must also mention the four martyrs who were martyred alongside him and remained with him like his shadow:

The martyr Musa Ahmad Haidar, his secretary, the martyr Hussein Ali Ramadan, an editor in the editorial office, the martyr Hilal Muhammad Tarmus, also an editor in the editorial office with Haj Muhammad, and the martyr Mahmoud Ibrahim al Sharqawi, who accompanied him for a long period.

These four martyrs rose with the martyr Muhammad Afif and formed an important supporting force for him. They never left him in any of his movements, work, or activities. It is a great honor for all of them to have been in this position.

We must also remember the honorable journalists who were martyred in Lebanon from various media institutions, those who worked clearly and courageously to expose and reveal the Israeli enemy. These martyrs also deserve our salutations and blessings.

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And also to the Lebanese, Arab, and international media for standing with the peoples of Lebanon and Palestine and with this noble, dignified resistance.

The role of the media has been extremely important. Israel’s assassination of journalists happened because they left a real impact in revealing the truth of the battle. They presented facts and realities and confronted the media of tyrants and criminals.

Do not underestimate the results achieved by the resistance media and the allied media that supports the resistance. Had their work not been impactful, they would not have been targeted.

The image now presented to the world, not only in Lebanon, is a bright image of the resistance. It exposes the crimes of America and Israel, and this is a great achievement.

To the souls of the martyrs, the soul of the martyr Muhammad, the four martyrs, and the martyrs of the media, we dedicate the reward of the blessed Surah Al Fatiha along with prayers upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad.

Out of loyalty, before I enter the political discussion: on this date, 20 November 1935, a great national leader and caller to Allah was martyred. He is Izz al Din al Qassam, who launched an important movement in occupied Palestine and became known for his strong organization of resistance cells fighting the British mandate and Zionist gangs at that time, before the nucleus of the Israeli entity was formed. Greetings to the martyr Izz al Din al Qassam.

And around that same date, on 17 November 1984, a great scholarly man was martyred, Sayyid Abdul Latif Jawad Al Amin. This noble Sayyid was killed at the door of his house, similar to the assassination of the martyr Sheikh Ragheb Harb, in the south, because he was one of the supporters and defenders of the resistance. He had a saying: “O sons of Amil, do not fear fear itself, for these Jews are fear wearing the clothes of men.” Meaning he belittled them and did not consider them of real importance.

May Allah have mercy on them all, and Allah willing, we remain on the path of resistance and continue on the path of resistance.

To the families of all the martyrs we mentioned and those we did not mention, to all sons, parents, and loved ones, you hold a place of honor through these martyrs.

To all their souls, we dedicate the reward of the blessed Surah Al Fatiha with prayers upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad.


I WILL SPEAK ON 3 POLITICAL POINTS:

The first point: on 22 November 1943 Lebanon gained its independence, and since that time we celebrate Independence Day on this date. How did the Lebanese obtain their independence? Parliament convened and approved constitutional amendments on 8 November 1943 while the French mandate was still present. These amendments abolished the articles that granted powers to the French mandate. The French authorities then arrested the leaders of Lebanon, Bishara al Khoury, Riad al Solh, and several ministers, imprisoning them all in the Citadel of Rashaya.

The people rose up, the streets moved, and large demonstrations erupted, which forced the French mandate to release the detainees on 22 November 1943 and to declare independence.

Lebanon did not obtain its independence without struggle, demands, firm positions, imprisonment, and even long before that, martyrs.

France yielded directly to public pressure, and Lebanon gained its independence.

What does independence mean? Independence is the liberation of the land and the rejection of submission to foreign guardianship.

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