The case, which first came to light little more than a year ago, has highlighted Sunni Arab concerns about the rising influence of the Iranian-backed Shi'ite group.
"The verdicts that were issued ... against the mujahideen who were providing support for the mujahideen in Gaza are political and unjust ... against these honourable mujahideen," Nasrallah was quoted as saying on Thursday on the group's website (www.moqawama.org).
Nasrallah said the issue would now be dealt with through political and diplomatic means. The website said Nasrallah made the remarks in an interview to be aired on Thursday on Kuwait's al-Rai television.
Egypt's emergency state security court sentenced the men - who included Lebanese, Palestinians, Egyptians and a Sudanese - to jail terms from six months to life, while some were convicted in absentia.
Last year, Nasrallah confirmed that one of the men, known as Sami Chehab, was a member of Hezbollah but denied the man had committed any crime.
He said Chehab, who was sentenced to a 15-year jail term, was only helping to equip Palestinians in their fight against Israel and that no more than 10 people had cooperated with him, rather than the 26 Egypt accused.
Egypt's relations with Hezbollah, a powerful political and military group that is now part of Lebanon's government, have been strained since the group called Cairo a "partner in crime" with Israel against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
Nasrallah said he would not allow the men to stay in jail.
"The case with Egypt is not closed. Certainly, we will not leave our brothers in the jails," he was quoted as saying. "We will seek, through political and diplomatic means, to deal with this issue."
Egypt, the only Arab state to share a border with Gaza, has said Nasrallah was trying to create chaos in the region to serve the interests of others, an apparent reference to Iran.
Cairo has long had strained relations with Tehran and the two countries do not have full diplomatic ties.
Hezbollah is on the US terrorist blacklist.
Egypt verdicts political and unjust - Hezbollah
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