Hezbollah's Media Relations Office announced that Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem would issue a statement at 6 p.m. on October 28, 2026, on political developments in Lebanon and the region. In the statement, Qassem called on Israel to withdraw under the November 27 agreement and Resolution 1701, demanded the deployment of the Lebanese Army south of the Litani River, and declared his support for the army's role and rejection of strife.