Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, leader of the Iranian-backed Lebanese Hezbollah (Hezbollah), warned the United States on the 3rd that if Israel does not stop its attacks on Gaza, the conflict may expand into a regional war. “We are prepared for all possibilities… I want to tell the Americans that whoever wants to prevent a regional war must quickly stop attacking Gaza,” he said in a televised speech.
Lebanese Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah gave a speech on the 3rd warning the United States that if Israel does not stop its attacks on Gaza, the conflict may expand into a regional war. (Reuters) (Mohamed Azakir/reuters)
Reuters reported that Nasral also threatened Israel’s main ally, the United States, suggesting that Hezbollah was ready to confront U.S. warships in the Mediterranean. This is Nasral’s first speech since the war between Israel and the Palestinian armed organization Hamas broke out on October 7 this year.
Hezbollah, an army with powerful firepower and an ally of Hamas, has been fighting Israeli forces along Lebanon’s border with Israel in the most serious conflict since war with Israel began in 2006.
Nasral added that Hezbollah was not concerned about the naval firepower the United States has built up in the Middle East since the crisis began. He said: “You Americans know very well that if a war breaks out in this region, your fleet will be useless, air combat will not do any good, and the price will be… your interests, soldiers and fleets.”
Gaza has been under attack by Israeli forces since Hamas attacked Israel four weeks ago. Nasral said whether the confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah on the Lebanese border escalates depends on the situation in the Gaza corridor.
A spokesman for the White House National Security Council said the United States was aware of Nasrallah’s speech but would not engage in a “war of words” and that Hezbollah and other state or non-state actors should not try to exploit the tension between Israel and Hamas. conflict. At the same time, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Israel again in the short term to show support for Israel in its fight against Hamas.
Hamas killed 1,400 people and took more than 240 hostages during its attack on Israel on October 7. Israel immediately retaliated, vowing to eliminate Hamas, which governs Gaza.
Israel’s air strikes, siege and ground attacks in Gaza have aroused global concern about the humanitarian situation in Gaza. Local food shortages, medical services have collapsed, and more than 9,000 civilians have died.
Blinken told reporters after meeting with top Israeli officials that the United States is determined to avoid the emergence of a second or third front in the conflict. He also called on Israel to take measures to protect civilians in Gaza.
The United States has rejected calls from Arab countries and several other countries for a comprehensive ceasefire, but hopes for more temporary and partial ceasefires to allow aid to enter Gaza and allow Hamas hostages to leave.
Blinken met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for nearly an hour, and then the two met with the emergency cabinet formed by Israel after the attack. Netanyahu later said Israel would not agree to a temporary ceasefire until hostages held by Hamas were released.
Relevant geographical location maps of Israel, Palestine, Gaza Corridor and surrounding countries. (Getty Creative) (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
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2023-11-04 02:59:23
