Hassan Nasrallahthe leader of Hezbollahgave a public speech for the first time since the beginning of the conflict between Israel and Gaza. In addition to “cleaning the image” of the organization, he assured that there are possibilities of a regional war. “All options are on the table,” she said.
In his television appearance lasting more than an hour, Nasrallah praised Hamas offensive on Israel which began last October 7, and highlighted that it was “decided and implemented at 100% by Palestinians”.
At the same time, he pointed out U.S. governmentwhile the secretary of state Anthony Blinken visit Tel Aviv to ask for a ceasefire. “They are responsible for the crimes perpetrated by Israel“, he claimed.
In his speech, Nasrallah maintained that the Hamas offensive “has exposed the Israel’s weaknesses”. “Israelis now think, even more than I do, that Israel is weaker than a spider web,” she argued, while highlighting that “the operation paves the way for a new era in the region”.
He also pointed out that Israel’s worst mistake now is set unattainable goalsin reference to the counteroffensive and his attempt to “destroy” Hamas.
Lastly, the Hezbollah leader established two own objectives in the face of conflict: the first, stop the war in Gaza and, the second, that Hamas emerges victorious. Furthermore, he urged Arab and Muslim countries to work together to stop the war.
According to his statements, since October 8 Hezbollah intensified its operations day by day, forcing Israel to keep its forces close to the Lebanese border, which caused the death of 57 combatants of the Lebanese Muslim organization.
“We are surrounding Gaza City,” said the head of the Israeli Army
The lieutenant general Herzi HaleviIsrael’s top military chief, assured that the Army is surrounding Gaza City from various directions in their ground offensive against Hamas and fighting in complex and densely populated urban areas. “We have advanced another important stage in the war. Forces are in the heart of northern Gaza, operating in Gaza City, surrounding it and deepening the ground offensive“he explained.
“The ground forces are accompanied by precise intelligence, with fire from the air and the sea. This partnership makes combat much more effective,” he added. This city was the largest on the coastal strip, and before the beginning of the Israeli attacks it had approximately 650 thousand inhabitants. Now hundreds of thousands They left the area and fled to the south of the territory.
At the same time, the Army assured that two other Israeli soldiers died in fighting with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, and that last night they killed dozens of enemy fighters in clashes in the Palestinian enclave. In this context, they gave instructions so that the planes attack from the air and for a vessel will attack from the sea.
Since the offensive began on October 7, more than 9 thousand Palestinians killed by the attacksmostly civilians, plus approximately 240 hostagesamong them, 20 of Argentine nationality.
Source: Ambito
