2023-11-03 17:30:00
The eyes of the world are today on Lebanon. While the conflict between Israel and Hamas mainly takes place in the Gaza Strip in the South, a second front is also monitored: that in the North, with Lebanon where Hezbollah has announced that it will « all options » to respond more broadly to the state led by Benjamin Netanyahu. This is the threat made by the head of this Islamist organization Hassan Nasrallah this Friday.
This speech by Hassan Nasrallah was eagerly awaited, to find out if he was going to drag Lebanon into the conflict. Hezbollah fighters intervened once morest Israel on the border between the two countries the day following the war, but the fighting remained limited.
« You Americans know very well that if a war occurs in the region, neither your fleet nor air combat will be of any use to you. », at-il having you.
« Your interests, your soldiers and your fleet will be the victims and the biggest losers (…) The possibility of this front experiencing further escalation or all-out war (…) is realistic, and can happen, and the enemy must prepare for it », Said Hassan Nasrallah once more.
The leader of Hezbollah has set his red line. “ We tell the enemy who may think of attacking Lebanon or carrying out a preventive operation that it would be the biggest stupidity of his existence “, declared the leader of Hezbollah, which had fought a war with Israel in 2006. For its part, Washington reacted by warning Hezbollah that it should not ” seek to benefit » of the war between Israel and Hamas.
Full support for Hamas
As a reminder, the war was triggered by Hamas’ unprecedented attack on Israel, which left at least 1,400 dead, mainly civilians. In response, subsequent Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip left more than 9,000 people dead, mostly civilians, according to the Hamas government.
This Friday, Hassan Nasrallah therefore pointed the finger at Israel, which he accuses of having “ committed massacres » by regaining control of the kibbutz (collectivist agricultural villages) and localities near Gaza that Hamas had attacked. Saluting the battle heroic » of Hamas in Gaza, Hassan Nasrallah affirmed that the Palestinian Islamist movement, his ally, had taken the decision alone to start the war once morest Israel, and had not informed Hezbollah or Iran.
Israel is not than an instrument » execution, according to Hezbollah
But the real enemy is none other than the United States for the Lebanese militia affiliated with Iran. He made the United States assume “ full responsibility » of the war in Gaza, claiming that Israel was “not than an instrument » execution. “ America prevents ceasefire and cessation of aggression » in Gaza, he said once more, in his televised speech broadcast to tens of thousands of his supporters in the southern suburbs of Beirut and other Lebanese regions.
However, he stressed to the United States, whose head of diplomacy Antony Blinken visited Israel on Friday, that “ whoever wants to prevent a regional war must quickly stop the aggression in Gaza “. Indeed, this Friday, Antony Blinken pleaded for “ humanitarian breaks » and called to “do more” to protect the population of Gaza.
Hezbollah army already at war in southern Lebanon
Referring to the Lebanese front, Hassan Nasrallah affirmed that “ we entered the battle since October 8 » to support Hamas.
« This front is a front to support Gaza (..) and it mobilizes a third of the Israeli army “, he said. Hezbollah, which has a large arsenal, has announced that it has lost 54 fighters since then in clashes with the Israeli army in border areas.
The Hezbollah leader stressed that Iran’s allies had also mobilized across the region to support Hamas, praising the Iraqi and Yemeni formations ” entries into this blessed battle » by claiming responsibility for shooting at Israel.
(With AFP)
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