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Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has downplayed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s thinly veiled threats of “Israeli plans to restore security on the northern border” with Lebanon.
“Netanyahu thinks he can wage psychological warfare, talking about surprises he’s planning, to show that he’s strong on this level. To which I respond: He should expect surprises from us,” Nasrallah mocked on Friday, during a speech dedicated to Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday.
“I’m not exaggerating, and I’d like to tell the Israeli government that we’ve studied all the hypotheses and scenarios you could resort to,” continued Nasrallah, pointing out that “Israeli tricks and [American] pressure will not bend the resistance.”
Speaking to Israeli army officers during a tour of the northern border
on Thursday, Netanyahu announced that his government “detailed important, even surprising plans” for restoring security in this sector. “But I don’t share them with our enemy,” he added, referring to Hezbollah.
In the same vein, Nasrallah stressed that the opening of the southern front on October 8, 2023, “had two objectives: to establish a front of support for Hamas and to prevent an anticipated Israeli military operation against Lebanon.”
“I read the Israeli press well, and they had ruled out a Hezbollah intervention in the war unleashed by Tel Aviv against Hamas and Gaza, citing a difficult situation for Hezbollah and Lebanon, but we proved them wrong,” he enthused, noting that once “engaged in this war, we had to think about the gains to be reaped for the benefit of national security.”
He insisted that “since October 7, the resistance has held the element of surprise in the war with Israel.” “We’re past the stage of threats. You must expect new surprises from us,” Nasrallah told Netanyahu.
As in every one of his speeches since October 8, he didn't mention the massive destruction in south Lebanon or the Lebanese deaths caused by a war that has nothing to do with Lebanon, but serves the agenda of its Iranian sponsor.
Nasrallah briefly mentioned that his remarks about the significance of the southern front “are not well-received by many Lebanese.” However, he failed to acknowledge a crucial point: many Lebanese oppose his actions and policies, both internally and across borders.
“Netanyahu thinks he can wage psychological warfare, talking about surprises he’s planning, to show that he’s strong on this level. To which I respond: He should expect surprises from us,” Nasrallah mocked on Friday, during a speech dedicated to Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday.
“I’m not exaggerating, and I’d like to tell the Israeli government that we’ve studied all the hypotheses and scenarios you could resort to,” continued Nasrallah, pointing out that “Israeli tricks and [American] pressure will not bend the resistance.”
Speaking to Israeli army officers during a tour of the northern border
on Thursday, Netanyahu announced that his government “detailed important, even surprising plans” for restoring security in this sector. “But I don’t share them with our enemy,” he added, referring to Hezbollah.
In the same vein, Nasrallah stressed that the opening of the southern front on October 8, 2023, “had two objectives: to establish a front of support for Hamas and to prevent an anticipated Israeli military operation against Lebanon.”
“I read the Israeli press well, and they had ruled out a Hezbollah intervention in the war unleashed by Tel Aviv against Hamas and Gaza, citing a difficult situation for Hezbollah and Lebanon, but we proved them wrong,” he enthused, noting that once “engaged in this war, we had to think about the gains to be reaped for the benefit of national security.”
He insisted that “since October 7, the resistance has held the element of surprise in the war with Israel.” “We’re past the stage of threats. You must expect new surprises from us,” Nasrallah told Netanyahu.
As in every one of his speeches since October 8, he didn't mention the massive destruction in south Lebanon or the Lebanese deaths caused by a war that has nothing to do with Lebanon, but serves the agenda of its Iranian sponsor.
Nasrallah briefly mentioned that his remarks about the significance of the southern front “are not well-received by many Lebanese.” However, he failed to acknowledge a crucial point: many Lebanese oppose his actions and policies, both internally and across borders.
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