Vowing an ‘inevitable retaliation’, Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah stressed on Thursday that the war against the Zionist entity and its backers has entered a new phase as the enemies have crossed the red lines.
During a funeral of senior Hezbollah Jihadi commander Fuad Shokr (Sayyed Mohsen), Sayyed Nasrallah stressed that Hezbollah looks for a ‘real and fully considered response,’ warning that the Israeli enemy ‘does not know where the retaliation will come from, whether from the north or the south of Palestine, and whether it will be separate from or simultaneous’ with operations in other fronts.
‘You will laugh a little and cry a lot, as you do not know which redlines you have crossed,’ the Lebanese resistance leader addressed the crowds during the mass funeral.
His eminence also stressed that Iran’s retaliation to the assassination of Hamas politburo chief Ismail Haniyeh is unavoidable as the Islamic Republic considers the attack which killed the Palestinian leader in Tehran as an ag
gression on its national security and sovereignty.
Sayyed Nasrallah, meanwhile, vehemently dismissed Israeli claims on Majdal Shams incident that killed 12 Druze children in occupied Golan last week. He stressed that Hezbollah’s accurate and internal investigation confirmed that the Lebanese resistance movement was not responsible for the incident.
‘The attack on Dahiyeh is act of war rather than a ‘reaction’ to what happened in Majdal Shams as propagated by the Israeli enemy.’
Sayyed Nasrallah started his speech by extending condolences and blessings over martyrdom of senior Jihadi commander Fuad Shokr (Sayyed Mohsen) in Dahiyeh and Hamas politburo chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.
Elaborating on Tuesday’s Israeli strike on Dahiyeh, Sayyed Nasrallah said that the Israeli enemy hit a residential building, killing seven civilians and wounding dozens others, most of whom were women and children.
‘The enemy’s main target was to assassinate the senior Jihadi commander Fuad Shokr (Sayyed Mohsen),’ he addressed
crowds at Sayyed Shuhada Complex, as he offered condolences and blessing to the families of the martyrs.
‘What happened in Dahiyeh is an aggression rather than an assassination,’ Sayyed Nasrallah said, noting that the attack ‘is part of the US-Israeli war on our region.’
In this context, his eminence said that days before the aggression on Dahiyeh, the Israeli enemy ‘propagated that the attack would be a ‘reaction’ (to the incident in Majdal Shams), this narration is fully rejected.’
‘The Israeli enemy is leading a great misleading and falsification campaign by accusing our martyr (Sayyed Mohsen) of being the ‘killer of children’ in Majdal Shams.’
Sayyed Nasrallah noted that the Israeli enemy was quick to make accusations without providing any evidence.
‘Our accurate internal probe confirms the conclusion that we have nothing to do with what happened in Majdal Shams. We have enough courage to admit if it was our mistake.’
In this context, the Hezbollah S.G. said that the Zionist entity ‘refuses to accep
t that what happened in Majdal Shams would be caused by an Israeli interceptor missile.’
‘Accusations that we are behind what happened in Majdal Shams are unjust and fully rejected, as they are aimed at acquitting the Israeli enemy.’
Open Battle
Sayyed Nasrallah stressed then that the war has entered a new phase, noting that ‘we are in an open battle on all fronts.’
On the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, Sayyed Nasrallah wondered: ‘Do they (the Israelis) really imagine that they would kill Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran and Iran would keep mum?’.
‘We are all in support fronts have entered a new phase, escalation depends on the enemy’s reactions.’
In this context, his eminence stressed that the Islamic Republic ‘considers Haniyeh’s assassination as an attack on its national security and sovereignty.’
Expect Rage and Revenge
Sayyed Nasrallah said the Israelis ‘are now happy that they have crossed a red line,’ referring to hitting Dahiyeh and a senior Hezbollah commander, as well as targeting civ
ilians. However, he warned that they must now expect ‘rage and revenge on all the fronts supporting Gaza.’
Meanwhile, Sayyed Nasrallah stressed that assassination of Hezbollah leader doesn’t affect the Lebanese resistance group.
‘Experience shows that the resistance grows and thrives. With any assassination, Hezbollah’s line graph ascends because of its ideological affiliations.’
In this context, Sayyed Nasrallah assured resistance supporters in Lebanon that Hezbollah ‘swiftly fill any vacancy in the organizational structure,’ stressing that the group has ‘a generation of well-trained commanders.’
His eminence also stressed that the only way to deescalate tensions is to halt the aggression on Gaza.
Sayyed Nasrallah said further that Hezbollah fighters will resume on Friday the operations in support of Gaza.
‘Starting tomorrow morning, we will resume our pro-Gaza operations, and this has nothing to do with the retaliation to the assassination of Sayyed Fuad. The enemy and those who back it must await our
inevitable response, God willing.’
‘The decision now is in the hands of the battlefield, we are mulling a real and fully considered response rather than symbolic one,’ Sayyed Nasrallah concluded.
Source: National News Agency – Lebanon