The head of the Lebanese pro-Iran movement Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, considered the possibility “realistic” this Friday. that the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza will trigger a “total war.
“The possibility of that front registering a further escalation or an all-out war (…) is realistic and can occur, the enemy must prepare,” Nasrallah warned in his first speech since the start of the war in Gaza on October 7. .
In a long speech lasting more than an hour, the leader of the Lebanese Shiite group stated that the possible escalation of its cross-border clashes with Israel will depend on what happens in the Gaza Strip and how the Jewish State acts on the border with Lebanon. .
“The Lebanon front and its escalation depend on two things: the first is the development of events in Gaza and the second is how the Zionist enemy behaves towards Lebanon”explained the cleric in his first public speech since the start of the Gaza war and the consequent clashes on the Lebanese border.
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Furthermore, Nasrallah considered it possible that his crossed attacks with Israel could end up triggering an “extensive war.”while both sides continue to be engaged in intense cross-border clashes for almost a month.
In that sense, defended Hezbollah’s actions on Israel’s northern border since the escalation of violence in Gaza began and the continuous bombings that have occurred uninterruptedly since last October 8, operations that have caused “concern” to Israeli military leaders.
“These operations have made military leaders concerned that this front is going to an extensive war. This can happen and they have to take it into account,” the cleric stated in his speech.
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Among the expectations of this speech, which was followed in Lebanon with enormous interest, was that of a possible “declaration of war.” or the announcement of an extension of hostilities, a step that the cleric, however, failed to take.
“We must all be ready for all possibilities,” he said.before pointing out in a cryptic tone “with all transparency, clarity and ambiguity” that all options “on the Lebanon front are open, on the table and we can resort to them at any time.”
He did say, however, that his group “already entered battle” against Israel on October 8, and pointed out that what is happening on the Lebanese front “is very important” for the fight in Gazaalthough “one can say that what happens is modest.”
“Since there have been (Israeli) military bases and (Israeli) settlers on the border with Lebanon, what has happened since October 8 has not happened. All enemy bases are the target of attack operations (…) That is why there are this group of martyrs (own casualties),” Nasrallah said.
In that sense, The leader of Hezbollah indicated that the group’s strategy of “escalating operations” against Israel has led to Israel having to bring military personnel to the border with Lebanon.and with that partly release the pressure on the Gaza Strip, under siege and indiscriminate bombing for weeks.
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“Now the entire Israeli army is on the border with Lebanon. Also half of their naval force is on our border, and a quarter of the air force is now also dedicated to us. “That is one of the direct fruits of the action,” he said. In addition, he highlighted that “thousands of inhabitants of the Israeli colonies abandoned them.”
EFE and AFP
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