Israel strikes all of Lebanon and we will strike all of Israel: this is the core of the television speech by Naim Qassem, the number two of the pro-Iranian Lebanese Shiite party Hezbollah. Since the clashes between Hezbollah and the IDF began, following the Hamas attack against the Jewish State on 7 October 2023, the Shiite movement has always maintained that it would not be possible to reach a ceasefire in Lebanon if the fighting did not they had also stopped in Gaza. “We support the Palestinians to liberate their land and protect ours,” Qassem said, “the goal of the Resistance is not to always be present on the entire border (with Israel). It is about countering the enemy army when enters the territory”.
“Given that the Israeli enemy has targeted all of Lebanon, we have the right, from a defensive position, to target any place” in Israel, “whether in the center, north or south,” the deputy secretary said. of Hezbollah. A resistance which, Qassem explained, is “legitimate” in his opinion. “Those who are fighting for their land are the Palestinians. We will support them,” he continued, later accusing the United States of aiding Israel in “its brutal crimes” in the region. America, “the biggest devil, wants a new Middle East. Netanyahu wants the same thing. This means that the United States and Israel are carrying out this genocide on purpose,” he added.
The solution to the conflict in Lebanon is a ceasefire, nothing else. If Israel continues to shoot, Hezbollah will too, Naim Qassem said in his third speech since the death of Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah, killed on September 27 by the Israel Defense Forces. “To the Israelis I say: Don’t believe your leaders and what they say about our capabilities,” the official said, and added: “After the ceasefire, the (Israeli) settlers will be able to return to their homes,” he concluded.
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