Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah struck a victorious tone in a speech, claiming Israel has been exhausted by the fighting in Gaza and external pressures.
By Suzan Haidamous and Maham Javaid, The Washington PostSupporters of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah group hold a picture depicting Prophet Mohammed's grandson Imam Hussein, at a sermon, as they listen to the story of Ashoura, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, July 17, 2024. Ashoura is the annual Shiite commemoration of the death of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, at the Battle of Karbala in present-day Iraq in the 7th century.
“If Israeli tanks come to Lebanon, they will not only have a shortage in tanks but will never have any tanks left,” said Nasrallah. Listing towns and villages in southern Lebanon where he said Israeli strikes had killed civilians in recent days, Nasrallah vowed a stronger response if they continued. “The resistance missiles will target new Israeli settlements that were not targeted before.”
“Our front will not end, as long as the aggression continues against the Gaza Strip, its people, and its resistance in its various forms,” Nasrallah said Wednesday. “The threat of war has not frightened us for 10 months, when Israel was at the height of its power, as it has said.” The exchanges of fire at the Israel-Lebanon border and Hezbollah’s threats come at a time when the Israeli military has been stretched thin across the different fronts.
- Before Netanyahu’s remarks, the parents of one hostage said Wednesday they felt optimistic about the return of their daughter, Liri Elbag, after talks with the Israeli government. “We had a meeting last week with Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer. He told us that the conditions have ripened for a deal that could be actualized,” said Eli Elbag, Liri’s father. “Dermer sent us out optimistic.”
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