The Lebanese Hezbollah terror organization upped its anti-Israel rhetoric, saying it is fighting the Jewish state not just in solidarity with Hamas but also “in defense of Lebanon and its people.”
A statement released by the Iranian proxy group opened with, “Permission to fight has been granted to those for they have been wronged. And indeed, Allah [God] is competent to give them victory,” citing a verse from the Koran.
The statement went on to claim Hezbollah’s attacks on Israel were “In support of our steadfast Palestinian people in Gaza and in support of their valiant and honorable resistance and in defense of Lebanon and its people.”
Reporters for Qatar’s Al Jazeera outlet noted that Tuesday’s statement employed new language and could amount to a formal declaration of war, as previous Hezbollah announcements had only mentioned the Iranian-backed terror group’s support for Gaza and Hamas.
On Sunday morning, Israel served Al Jazeera‘s office in the Samaria city of Ramallah with a 45-day closure order due to what it said was the network’s support for terrorism.
The Hezbollah statement on Tuesday came as the Israel Defense Forces announced the second precision strike in Beirut’s Dahiyeh district in as many days. The target was Ibrahim Qubaisi, the head of Hezbollah’s missile array, according to the IDF.
The strike came less than 24 hours after the attempted assassination of Hezbollah’s No. 3 terrorist commander, Ali Karaki, in the same district.
Hezbollah has attacked Israel nearly daily in support of Hamas since Oct. 8, firing thousands of rockets, missiles and drones. The attacks have killed more than 40 people and caused widespread damage. Tens of thousands of Israelis remain internally displaced due to the violence.
On Tuesday, the IDF said that the Israeli Air Force had struck over 1,600 Hezbollah targets in Southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley over the past 24 hours as part of “Operation Northern Arrows.”
Jerusalem has escalated attacks on Hezbollah since adding the return home of its displaced citizens to its official war goals on Sept. 17. JNS
{Matzav.com Israel}
Hezbollah is a tribe of bloodthirsty terrorists. These subhuman savages are not a country. This statement “declaration of war” is simply applying words to what they have been doing all along. Nothing changed. They are not a sovereign nation, and Israel’s goal should not be victory. It should be complete annihilation, with no surviving terrorists. And when Harris and Biden call to tell Israel how to fight its wars, they should be told to cure inflation in America, reduce crime, replace sanctions on Iran and its proxies, and close the borders. When they have succeeded in making American life tolerable, they can come to advise israel to join the prosperity. Till then, these total failures at governing do not have the privilege to tell anyone else how to accomplish their goals.
Excellent Comment.
Gut Gezogt.
Tell Biden and Harris
מום שבך על תגיד לאחר
Your failure Do Not advise others to follow…..
they wanted to burn the Israeli flag but the Israeli flag burned them instead. See video clip.