It firmly believes that the group should confront Israel militarily, and the results of such resilience should be tapped to cement social and political solidarity. “Ever since Hezbollah was established, the resistance movement has worked for (Lebanon’s) social, moral and political solidarity. “We wanted to tell the enemy … that any airstrike by the Israeli air force on Lebanon will inevitably draw a response, though in a suitable and proportionate way, because we want to serve the purpose of protecting our country,” he added.Įlsewhere in his remarks, Sheikh Qassem described attempts by certain parties to establish the United States’ and Israel’s dominance over Lebanon as the root cause of the Arab nation’s worsening crisis, emphasizing that Hezbollah will stand against such bids. “Our response was linked to the Israeli strikes that occurred in south Lebanon for the first time in 15 years,” Nasrallah said on Saturday in a televised speech ahead of the anniversary of the victory over Israel in the 2006 war. Nasrallah described the August 6 retaliation as only a fraction of what Hezbollah is capable of carrying out, saying the group has a reliable array of defensive choices at its disposal in case of a conflict. Last week, Hezbollah’s Secretary-General Seyed Hassan Nasrallah said the Lebanese resistance movement does not pursue war, but is not afraid of one either since it is certain about its chances of victory. Israeli media said residents of settlements in the north of the occupied territories had been asked to stay in homes.įollowing the retaliatory rocket attack, Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett and the regime’s minister of military affairs Benny Gantz held an emergency session amid reports of a massive number of sorties conducted by Israeli warplanes over southern Lebanon.
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Al-Manar TV said a number of the rockets targeted the Douf military base. local time (0815 GMT) on August 6, using “dozens” of 122mm caliber rockets.Īl-Mayadeen television news network said at least 20 rockets were fired at Israel's military positions. Hezbollah announced in a statement that its units hit “open fields” near Israeli positions at 11:15 a.m. Sheikh Qassem highlighted that the Lebanese resistance movement will never use people as human shields or for political purposes, and pays meticulous attention whenever it wants to take a decision. He described Hezbollah’s recent retaliation against Israeli shelling and airstrikes on southern Lebanon with a rocket barrage as a well-developed plan anchored in precise instructions. “Lebanese people are confident that Hezbollah will always be on their side, and the movement will utilize all means at its disposal to assist the public,” Hezbollah Deputy Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem said in an interview with Lebanon’s Arabic-language al-Nour radio station on Friday.