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Doha – Following the assassination of Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburbs on Friday, the Justice and Development Party (PJD) and several Moroccan activist organizations have issued statements strongly condemning the killing and expressing solidarity with Lebanon and the Palestinian cause.
PJD Secretary-General Abdelilah Benkirane issued a statement in which he offered the party’s deepest condolences to Hezbollah, the Lebanese people, the Palestinian people, and “all Arab and Islamic peoples aspiring to break free from Zionist arrogance.”
The party said Nasrallah’s assassination confirms the “criminal, bloody and colonial nature” of Israel, but stressed that such “cowardly criminal acts will only increase the resistance’s determination and sacrifice on the path to liberate Palestine, Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa.” The PJD renewed its call for Arab and Islamic nations to unite and confront this “brutal enemy.”
The Moroccan Observatory Against Normalization mourned the loss of this “exceptional leader” and vowed to preserve his memory and path of resistance. Quoting Nasrallah’s own words, the Observatory said: “The only solution begins in Gaza… the Lebanese front will not calm down until the aggression against our people in Gaza stops… whatever the costs!”
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The Moroccan Initiative for Support and Victory and the Moroccan Front to Support Palestine and Against Normalization called for organizing vigils and expressing solidarity with the resistance in various regions of Morocco.
In a statement, the Front said Nasrallah’s assassination at the hands of the “Zionist occupation’s terrorism” requires “organizing vigils of anger and solidarity with Hezbollah and the Lebanese and Palestinian resistance.”
The National Action Group for Palestine announced it will hold a vigil Saturday evening in front of the Parliament in Rabat, under the slogan “From Jerusalem to Beirut… the resistance will not die.” The Group denounced the killing as a “major terrorist crime” and renewed its commitment to the option of resistance until the liberation of Palestine.
Internationally, Iran and Iraq condemned the assassination, with Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei calling on Muslims to stand with the Lebanese people and Hezbollah in confronting Israel. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ Al Sudani declared three days of mourning, while influential Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr bid farewell to the “companion of the resistance.”
Palestinian factions Hamas and Islamic Jihad, as well as Yemen’s Houthi movement, also mourned Nasrallah’s death. Hamas renewed its absolute solidarity with Hezbollah, while Islamic Jihad said it was a great honor for Nasrallah to be martyred while supporting the Palestinian people.
The killing of the 62-year-old Hezbollah leader, who had led the powerful Shia movement for over 30 years, marks a major escalation in the conflict between Israel and Iran-backed groups in Lebanon and across the region.
Analysts say it could lead to a wider war, although the extent of the response from Hezbollah and its allies remains to be seen as they weigh their options.
