Hezbollah and its supporters have launched a campaign to silence criticism of the party’s role in the ongoing conflict, deploying online an “electronic army” and allied journalists to brand dissenting voices as traitors. The group's electronic army has taken on the task of labeling anyone who dares to criticize the ongoing destructive war it is waging as an Israeli agent, also accusing them of aiding foreign agendas and pushing for internal political change through Israeli intervention.

Hezbollah supporters have even issued warnings, vowing “retribution” against opponents after the conflict concludes. This escalation in rhetoric has raised concerns over potential reprisals, as sectarian tensions remain a long-standing fault line in Lebanon’s political landscape.

Kataeb MP Salim Sayegh condemned the threats targeting his party, its leader Samy Gemayel, and other opposition figures. 

“We will be the ones to settle the score with those who have dragged Lebanon into turmoil, humiliated its people, and turned the country into an exposed battleground or a mere autumn leaf tossed in the wind," Sayegh told Independent Arabia.

Sayegh affirmed that the Kataeb Party rejects U.N. Resolution 1701 in its “narrow, south-focused interpretation,” arguing that the true objective should be the disarmament of all non-state factions across Lebanon, not just in the south.

“Any other interpretation falls short,” he said, warning that it would ultimately serve Israel's interests by setting the stage for recurrent instability within Lebanon.

In a direct rebuke to Hezbollah’s warnings, Sayegh suggested that the party’s rhetoric actually conceals a sense of fear.

“The real fear is not of defeat by Israel,” he asserted. “It’s of a defeat they themselves will have to own, as they have failed to achieve any meaningful progress on the road to Jerusalem while losing the confidence of Lebanon itself, which is now increasingly rejecting them.”

Sayegh emphasized Lebanon’s democratic foundations, in which “only the law defines and organizes relationships among people.” He noted that some political factions that once rejected the State’s authority are now “rushing to it, seeing it as Lebanon’s only lifeline.”

Rejecting any rhetoric of intimidation, Sayegh declared that the Kataeb Party relies on State institutions for protection.

“If the State falters, they may manage to harm the body, but it would only awaken a stormy spirit that will take their breath away,” Sayegh warned.

Ending on a defiant note, he concluded, “Zero fear.”

The escalation in heated exchanges between Hezbollah and opposition parties underscores Lebanon’s deep-seated divisions as the country grapples with an economic crisis, political paralysis, and the complex aftermath of multiple regional conflicts.