Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Friday delivered his first public address today (Friday) since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas. During his televised address which is currently being aired by all national broadcasts, Nasrallah staunchly warned Israel of the repercussions of the continuous bombing of Gaza and said, "The Israeli government has set high goals, but they can not achieve them."
Further, he underscored that "Israel hasn't learned lessons from the past, especially when it comes to their wars with the resistance of Gaza and Lebanon".
"In the 2006 war, more than 1,50,000 houses were destroyed, and we had thousands of martyrs, but the enemy was forced to back down from their goals. What is happening in Gaza is revealing the stupidity of the Israeli regime, which only kills civilians and destroys mosques, churches, hospitals and schools," he added.
Further speaking on the ongoing war, Nasrallah said that the world has forgotten about Palestine, it is the last priority for the world, while the conditions continued to deteriorate. This regime came into existence with help of the western powers through the cursed Balfour declaration.
There will be more actions against Israel from several different fronts, and this will become clearer in the next few days, Nasrallah warned.
This war is not like the previous wars, it is a decisive historic conflict, what comes after it will not be like what was before. As Imam Khomeini said, America is the Great Satan. And the massacres across history committed and facilitated by America should be punished and avenged, he said.
This fight represents the fight of good against evil, defending the people of Gaza is an act of humanity, anyone who writes, raises his voice, protests etc. has carried out his duty for humanity, Nasrallah mentioned.
Anyone who does not support Palestine should reconsider their religion (aiming at Arab countries) if they have any, and reconsider their honour if they have any, he added.
Escalation depends on two factors
Nasrallah said that escalation depends on two factors -- one, What happens in Gaza, and how the situation evolves there and second, How the Israeli Regime acts towards Lebanon?
America threatened us
All options are on the table on the Lebanese front, I repeat, all options are on the table. America has sent us messages, that they will bomb Iran if we continue. How dare you threaten our resistance? Your ships in the Mediterranean don't scare us.
We have made 'preparations' for the American ships, and we ask America to remember their defeats in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Lebanon. If America wants to prevent a regional war, the agression on Gaza must stop.
