Hassan Nasrallah, head of the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah, threatened Wednesday with “unrestricted” war against Israel in response to a drone attack on Hamas leaders.
Hamas is a Sunni terrorist organization that shares a genocidal jihadist ideology and is based on Iran's state funding – with Hezbollah. Hezbollah has been an enthusiastic supporter of Hamas since the October 7 terrorist attack on Israel, although the leaders of both organizations and their supporters have occasionally clashed in public. Hamas terrorists killed 1,200 people, kidnapped an estimated 250 others, and committed a wide range of atrocities. , infanticide, gang rape, burning alive, etc. While Hamas is a Sunni terrorist organization, Hamas is led by Shiite Islamic jihadists.
Israel declared war on Hamas on October 8, vowing to prevent a repeat of the October 7 massacre by completely neutralizing the terrorist organization. Since then, it has engaged in self-defense operations in Gaza, where Hamas acts as the legal governing body, to clear out complex Hamas terror infrastructure, often installed in civilian facilities such as schools and hospitals.
An Israeli tank moves near the Gaza border as the Israeli army deploys military vehicles around Israel's Gaza Strip on October 12, 2023. (Mostafa Al-Khalouf/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Hamas on Tuesday lost one of the founders of the “military” terrorist organization Qassam Brigades and deputy commander of its political office, Saleh al-Arouri, in a drone attack targeting the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon. Hezbollah is not only a terrorist organization, but also operates as an influential political party. The Qassam Brigades are believed to be Hamas terrorists responsible for the October 7 attack.
Saleh, deputy chairman of the political bureau of the Fatah movement, after signing a settlement agreement with Palestinian Fatah movement leader Azzam al-Ahmad (not visible) in Cairo, Egypt, on October 12, 2017.・Mr. Al-Arouri (at the time) gives a speech (Mr. Ahmed) Gamil/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images).
The Lebanese government, Hamas, and Hezbollah are all blamed Israel carried out targeted attacks in response to al-Arouri's killing. The Israeli government has not taken responsibility for the attack and has not publicly commented on it as of press time. Israeli officials have repeatedly publicly stated the government's intention to kill all Hamas leaders to thwart plans for a new terrorist invasion of the country.
Prime Minister Nasrallah made incendiary remarks on Wednesday vowing revenge against Israel for the attack, his most extreme remarks since October 7. According to Iranian state broadcaster Fars News, Prime Minister Nasrallah declared that the drone strike on the outskirts of Beirut was an attempt to directly target Lebanon. Hezbollah claimed it would wage war against Israel “without rules” if it launched attacks against Hamas and expanded its military operations in Lebanon.
“If our enemies are thinking of going to war against Lebanon, our fight will be fought without limits, without limits, without rules. And they know what I mean.” Nasrallah said Quote As you say. The Hezbollah leader gave a televised speech to commemorate both the attack on al-Arouri and the anniversary of the 2020 American operation that neutralized Iranian terror mastermind Qasem Soleimani.
Prime Minister Nasrallah expressed his condolences to the Hamas terrorists and acknowledged that al-Arouri was killed along with several other terrorist suspects, even though there was no confirmation that Israeli forces were involved in the bombing. He called the airstrike a “blatant invasion of Israel.”
he continued again celebrate The October 7th atrocity, which jihadists refer to as the “al-Aqsa flood,” is because “the Zionist concept of safe haven was undermined and millions of Jews “It caused a reversal of the dynamics of immigration to Israel.'' Prime Minister Nasrallah also claimed that Israel's anti-Hamas operation in the Gaza Strip had failed and that Israel was losing “thousands” of soldiers to Lebanese Hezbollah fighters, a claim not supported by any evidence. Ta.
“We are not afraid of war. We are not afraid of it. We will not hesitate. If we were, we would have stopped at the front line,” Nasrallah stressed.
Pro-Iranian Hezbollah militants (Marwan Nahmani/Photo Alliance via Getty Images)
Hezbollah leaders appear to be addressing whispers in the Middle East that Hezbollah has no intention of going to direct war with Israel on behalf of Hamas, breaking their silence about the October 7 attack in November The situation escalated, but no details were given. About how Hezbollah supports Hamas or fights Israel.
Nasrallah used this speech to claim that Hezbollah had no knowledge that the October 7 attack was planned and did not take part in it (an apparent attempt to divert Israeli military operations from his group). At the same time, he claimed that Hezbollah actively supports the “Palestinians.” Cause. Prime Minister Nasrallah also called on other Arab leaders to support Hamas, although he did not commit to specific Hezbollah resources to do so himself.
“This speech could have been an email,” the Emirati newspaper reported. Nationwide Quote Unimpressed observers online think it's a joke.
Hezbollah has not played a prominent role in attacks on Israel since October 7, although it has attempted terrorist attacks against the Jewish state in the past. In December, Hezbollah attempted to bomb what it claimed was an Israeli Defense Force (IDF) target inside Israel, but instead attacked a Palestinian Christian church.
Israeli leaders have warned that if Hezbollah becomes active in attacking Israeli territory, it will not hesitate to attack Beirut.
“Those who attack the State of Israel and those who commit brutal murders of civilians, women and children must pay a price and we must eliminate them,” said Israel's Yoav. Defense Minister Gallant said at the end of December. “This is reflected throughout the region, as anyone can use Google Maps to imagine what will happen in Beirut.”
