In his first public appearance Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah vowed before a massive 500,000-rally that his cadre will not disarm and claimed a “divine, historic and strategic victory” even as Israeli troops withdrew and UN peacekeepers deployment was on track.

Nasrallah accused the Government of Lebanon incapable and incompetent to protect the country and said that his group cannot give up weapons when the Lebanese state was weak and incapable of defending itself