The US considers that Hezbollah “has changed its tone” and wants a ceasefire because it is “on a tightrope”
The United States Government believes that the Lebanese Shiite militia party Hezbollah “has changed its tone” and wants a ceasefire with the Israeli Army because it is “at a disadvantage” after suffering assassinations, in different bombings in recent weeks, of much of its leadership, including that of its top leader, Hasán Nasralá, killed in a bombing in Beirut. On Tuesday, the number two of the militia, Naim Qassem, assured that the group supports the efforts of the Lebanese parliament to achieve a ceasefire, without this time linking the truce to peace in Gaza, a requirement that it has been demanding for some time. one year.
“Now that Hezbollah is on the hook and is being hit hard, they have suddenly changed their tune and want a ceasefire. I think it’s not surprising, given the situation they find themselves in,” stated State Department spokesman Matthew Miller in a press conference, in which he noted that the group’s leadership “has degraded.” by losing several members of his command, and has “lost a percentage of his weapons, his missiles, his rockets.”
In this sense, he has emphasized that Hezbollah “now wants a ceasefire unrelated to Gaza”, which has “its own terms”, but in the last year it has been attacking “the other side of the border”, in reference to Israeli territory, maintaining that it would not stop until there was a truce in the Gaza Strip. “They linked the two things when the international community was saying to stop the fighting,” he recriminated.
That is why he has indicated that Washington, although it wants to “see a diplomatic solution to this conflict, supports” Israel’s efforts to degrade Hezbollah’s capabilities: “We believe that, ultimately, that is the only resolution that will provide security.” real and lasting to both the Israeli and Lebanese people,” he said, before adding that he does not trust Hezbollah to accept a ceasefire, since it did not implement the UN Security Council resolution on laying down its arms and withdrawing from the border.
“Yes, we support Israel launching these raids to degrade Hezbollah’s infrastructure, so that, ultimately, we can achieve a diplomatic resolution that allows resolution 1701 to be fully implemented,” the US diplomatic spokesperson noted. “Today Hezbollah, which has degraded significantly, is at a disadvantage. They have made it clear with the declaration of a ceasefire,” he concluded. (EP)
