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Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah said clear on Wednesday: The devices massacres that killed or injured thousands in Lebanon will be met with a difficult reckoning and won’t force the Lebanese resistance group from assuming its religious and moral duty of supporting the oppressed people of Gaza and Palestine.
In an awaited speech after the pager and wireless device blasts in Lebanon, Sayyed Nasrallah stressed that such attacks aimed at pressing Hezbollah to stop its pro-Gaza strikes against the Israeli enemy.
However, he stressed, “in the name of the martyrs, the wounded and those who lost their eyes along with their families,” that the Lebanese support front will remain unwavering until the aggression against Gaza stops.
The Hezbollah chief, meanwhile, didn’t set temporal boundaries to the group’s retaliation for Tuesday and Wednesday’s attacks, stressing that “a difficult reckoning awaits the Israeli enemy.”
“Regarding the difficult reckoning, the news (response) is what you will see, not what you hear about, because we are in the most delicate, sensitive and profound phase of the confrontation.”
Responding to Israeli threats of establishing a so-called security zone in south Lebanon, Sayyed Nasrallah affirmed that any Israeli incursion into the Lebanese territory is a wish and a historic opportunity for Hezbollah.
Pagers, Devices Massacres
As he extended congratulations and warmest condolences to the families of martyrs who fell in the past two day in pager and wireless device attacks, Sayyed Nasrallah lauded the national unity in face of the Israeli aggression and thanked the Lebanese government and the entire health sector in Lebanon.
His eminence also thanked countries who offered and provided support to the Lebanese government.
The Hezbollah S.G. stressed that the Israeli enemy crossed the red lines on Tuesday as it detonated thousands of pager devices simultaneously.
“The enemy used a civilian tool used by large segments of society and did so again on Wednesday by blowing up wireless devices.”
He said that the “enemy assumed that the number of pagers surpasses 4000, and thus it was intending to deliberately kill 4,000 people in one minute.”
“The enemy intended to kill thousands on the second day, as well, meaning that throughout two days the Israeli enemy wanted to kill no less than 5,000 people in few minutes,” Sayyed Nasrallah said.
“What happened is a genocide and a major massacre, to be added to the horrible massacres committed by the enemy since the creation of this cancerous tumor in our region. It can be called a declaration of war or anything else.”
Investigation Follow-up
The Hezbollah chief said, however that the goals of the Israeli enemy’s attacks were disrupted “thanks to Allah’s kindness and to the sincere stance of the honorable people.”
Meanwhile, Sayyed Nasrallah said that the resistance group formed technical and security committees to investigate the latest attacks.
“Hypotheses are being studied and we have reached a near conclusion,” Sayyed Nasrallah said.
“This file is under investigation and close follow-up, whether regarding the manufacturer, transporter, distributor and customs” involved with the rigged pagers, his eminence added.
Sayyed Nasrallah acknowledged that the attacks on Tuesday and Wednesday are major blow, but stressed that Hezbollah organizational structure wasn’t harmed.
“There is no doubt that we have been exposed to a major and unprecedented blow on the security and humanitarian levels. This is the case in the war, and we know that our enemy has superiority on the technological level because it’s backed by the West.”
“Tuesday and Wednesday were bloody days, but we will be able to overcome this ordeal and this blow won’t bring us down,” his eminence affirmed.
Pro-Gaza Front
On the other hand, Sayyed Nasrallah stressed that the Lebanese front to support Gaza has been effective and put great pressure on the Israeli enemy.
“When the enemy describes the events in the north as the first historical defeat for ‘Israel’, it is another evidence of the effectiveness of our front. The enemy attempted to separate the Lebanese front from the Gaza front and threatened war in a bid to press the Lebanese state, people, and resistance in Lebanon in order to stop this front.”
The Hezbollah S.G. said the massacres on Tuesday and Wednesday came in the context of pressure on the Lebanese resistance group in a bid to stop this front.
Sayyed Nasrallah, in this context, revealed that after Tuesday’s massacre, “we received messages via official and unofficial channels saying that our goal from this attack was for you to stop supporting Gaza.”
To Stop the Front… A Dream
The Hezbollah chief addressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
“We say to Gallant and Netanyahu that Lebanon front will not stop before the aggression on Gaza stops. The resistance in Lebanon won’t stop supporting and assisting Gaza, the West Bank, and the oppressed people in those holy lands.”
“You won’t be able to ‘return’ the settlers to the north and do whatever you want. This is a big challenge between us and you, and the only way is to stop the war on Gaza,” Sayyed Nasrallah added, addressing the Israeli PM and DM.
His eminence said the Israeli enemy aimed to exhaust the resistance environment through these large-scale attacks, adding that the Zionist regime “worked to make this environment raise the voice against the resistance leadership.”
“However, this goal was also foiled on Tuesday and Wednesday. The enemy also aimed through the massacres to strike Hezbollah’s command and control system and to spread a state of weakness and confusion among its leadership, and this has never happened for a single moment.”
“Today I assure that the resistance’s organizational structure was not shaken and thanks to the sacrifices of our people this structure is strong and cohesive enough. What happened affected neither our resolve, our command and control system, our readiness, nor our presence on the fronts, but rather it will increase our strength and presence.”
“Settlers Won’t Return to North”
Sayyed Nasrallah also cited a suggestion by the chief of the Israeli Northern Command who called for establishing a so-called security zone inside the Lebanese territory.
“I tell him we hope so. The Zionist soldiers resort to hiding procedures in the northern front and we are looking for them and their tanks to target, but if they decide to move we say they are welcome.”
In this context, Sayyed Nasrallah stressed that any Israeli incursion into the Lebanese territory is a historic opportunity to the resistance group.
“The security zone will turn into a hell for your army if you want to come to our land, you will be met by hundreds of those who were injured on Tuesday and Wednesday because they became more determined.”
Severe Reckoning
Sayyed Nasrallah stressed, meanwhile that a severe reckoning awaits the Israeli enemy in retaliation to the pager and device attacks.
“Allow me to speak with a different tone today, for this attack was done covertly. The reckoning will come, and it will be severe. It will be from sources they could never imagine. I will not speak about a date or time. You will know of it when it happens; you will not hear about it before.”
“The real news lies in what you will see, not what you will hear, and we are keeping it within a very tight circle,” the Hezbollah leader added.
He concluded by saying that Gallant and Netanyahu “are leading their entity to the abyss.”
This item is being updated…
Source: AFP (edited by Al-Manar English Website staff)
