Hizbullah on Thursday called for proceeding with the resistance march to liberate Shebaa Farms and Kfarshouba Hills, saying diplomatic efforts alone may not be able to accomplish the mission.

Cabinet minister Mohammed Fneish, a ranking member of Hizbullah, made the call to a mass rally welcoming freed prisoner Samir Qantar to his hometown of Abey, east of Beirut.

"We should proceed with the march of the resistance to liberate our land … we cannot count only on diplomatic efforts. We all agree that the enemy understands only the language of force," Fneish told the crowds.

"The state agenda and that of the resistance do not contradict," Fneish declared.

"We have wasted enough time … we should cooperate to overcome the past, especially after we have formed the national unity cabinet and adopted the Doha Accord," Fneish said.

"We stretch our hand to our partners in the homeland with open hearts and minds regardless of previous differences," he added.

"We ask for dialogue … we want to rally around the homeland's interest," Fneish explained.

He called for adopting an "objective political message."

Addressing progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat, who took part in the rally, Fneish said: "We would never forget our joint history of struggle and what we had done together."

"We are looking forward to building the future of this homeland," added Fneish.