As Israel sent ground troops into southern Lebanon on Tuesday, its prime minister was telling the Iranian people their government is taking them to the abyss.
Hezbollah’s capabilities are unclear after a series of major blows, including the death of its leader Hassan Nasrallah.AdvertisementIsrael’s widely expected ground invasion of Lebanon got under way on Tuesday as its military began a “limited, localised” operation against Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon, opening a new front in its war against the Lebanese militant group.
“With every passing moment, the regime is bringing you – the noble Persian people – closer to the abyss,” he said adding he envisioned an Iran at peace with Israel and free of theocratic rule. Israeli tanks gather by the Israeli - Lebanese border before the start of the “limited ground” operation against Hezbollah.Hezbollah’s deputy leader Naim Qassem, in a first public speech on Monday since Nasrallah’s death, said that “the resistance forces are ready for a ground engagement”.“We know that the battle may be long. We will win as we won in the liberation of 2006,” he said, referring to the last big conflict between the two foes.
Maqdah’s fate was unknown. The strike hit a building in the crowded Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp near the southern city of Sidon, the sources said.
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