Lebanon’s resistance movement Hezbollah has once again stressed its resolve to retaliate against the Israeli assassination of its senior commander, despite US efforts to spare its ally the consequences of its crimes.
“We continue to believe that a diplomatic resolution is achievable because we continue to believe that no one truly wants a full-scale war between Lebanon and Israel,” Hochstein said after talks with parliament speaker Nabih Berri.
Hezbollah and Israel have been exchanging fire since early October, shortly after the occupying regime launched its war on Gaza.
Hezbollah officials have repeatedly said they do not want a war with Israel while stressing that they are prepared in case it occurs.
Two Israeli wars waged against Lebanon in 2000 and 2006 were met with strong resistance from Hezbollah, resulting in the retreat of the regime in both conflicts.
Hezbollah, a resistance movement in Lebanon, has emphasized once more that it will not back down from its determination to exact revenge on Israel for killing its senior commander, even in the face of US efforts to absolve its ally of responsibility for its crimes.
In an interview with Lebanon’s al-Manar television network that aired on Thursday, Sheikh Naim Qassem, the deputy secretary general of Hezbollah, stated, “The response is a decision and this decision will take place, God willing.”.
Amos Hochstein, the US envoy to Lebanon, was purportedly there to defuse tensions between Israel and Hezbollah, but Qassem called his visit a “show” in a “vicious cycle” and pointed out that he made no “specific American proposals.”. “.
A ceasefire agreement for Gaza would also aid in preventing the start of a larger conflict, Hochstein stated on Wednesday, expressing his belief that an all-out conflict between Israel and Hezbollah could be avoided.
“We think that a diplomatic solution is feasible since we think that nobody really wants a full-scale conflict between Israel and Lebanon,” Hochstein stated following his meeting with Speaker of the Parliament Nabih Berri.
Naim Qassem said in other places that Lebanon’s victory over the Israeli enemy in the July 2006 war “is not an exceptional” event but rather “a choice that turned out to be a foundation for the future.”. “.
He said, “We are confident that the outcome of confronting the July 2006 aggression, including thwarting all of Israel’s goals and achieving the great divine victory, will also be achieved in this battle [al-Aqsa Storm Operation], amid all these sacrifices, all this patience, and all this time,” in reference to Hezbollah’s operations in support of Gazans who are the targets of an Israeli genocidal war. “.
The present conflict, he noted, is “a battle of choices,” and it is becoming “tougher and harsher.”. “.
“We have an obvious option. Freedom, self-reliance, pride, and dignity are our options. And it is more intelligent than deciding on an aggressive career path. “.
He emphasized, “The issue requires patience, and we are the people of patience and generosity.”.
Since the beginning of October, when the occupying regime began its war on Gaza, Israel and Hezbollah have been engaging in gunfire.
As long as the Tel Aviv regime persists in its assault on Gaza, which has resulted in the deaths of over 40,000 Palestinians—the majority of whom are women and children—and the injuries of tens of thousands more, the movement has vowed to continue its retaliatory actions.
After the Palestinian Hamas resistance group launched Operation Al-Aqsa Storm against the usurping entity in retaliation for its increased atrocities against the Palestinian people, Israel launched its genocidal war on Gaza on October 7.
Israel killed Fuad Shukr, a senior Hezbollah military commander and advisor to the movement’s Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, in a strike against a building in a Beirut suburb late in July, in what was perhaps its most audacious attack against Lebanon since the start of the Gaza assault.
Officials from Hezbollah have stated time and time again that they are ready for war with Israel, even though they do not want one.
In 2000 and 2006, Israel launched two wars against Lebanon, but both times the regime withdrew due to fierce opposition from Hezbollah.
