BEIRUT, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem on Friday said that Israeli forces have failed to achieve their military objectives, including a planned ground incursion, and vowed to continue resistance.

In a statement, Qassem said that Israeli troops had suffered losses in ambushes and their military vehicles were destroyed along the border.

He added that Israel failed to stop Hezbollah rocket, artillery, and drone attacks from reaching areas as far as the northern Israeli city of Haifa, while accusing Israel of intensifying strikes on civilian areas, including Beirut and its southern suburbs, in an attempt to compensate for battlefield "setbacks."

Qassem rejected any return to previous conditions and urged Lebanese officials to avoid concessions.

"The threats and weapons of the enemy will not intimidate us," he said, reaffirming his group's commitment to defend Lebanon's sovereignty.

Qassem also extended condolences to the families of those killed in the conflict, including civilians and fighters, and wished a speedy recovery for the wounded. ■