Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, leader of the Lebanese terrorist organization Hezbollah, gave a speech this Friday in which he threatened that the United States "must pay the price for the crimes perpetrated by Israel in Gaza." Furthermore, he applauded the massacre carried out by Hamas on Oct. 7.
Regarding whether Hezbollah will intensify its bombings against Israel and fully enter the conflict, Nasrallah stated that "what is happening now along the Israel-Lebanon border is significant and is not the end," thus amplifying his threats:
Some claim that Hezbollah is about to join the fray. I tell you: we have been in this battle since October 8. Some would like to see Hezbollah engage in an all-out war, but I can tell you: what is happening now along the Israel-Lebanon border is significant and is not the end. What we have done since October 8 is unprecedented in terms of our fighting strategy. Every day, we have been attacked by Israeli soldiers, tanks, drones and sensors, the eyes and ears of Israel. We have been involved in a real battle. The number of our martyrs, 57, attests to this.
Who is Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah?
In 1992, Hezbollah's former leader, Abbas al Musawi, was killed by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) during a military operation in southern Lebanon. Nasrallah was then promoted to the position of general secretary of the Lebanese terrorist group.
Under Nasrallah's leadership, both the United States and the European Union and other institutions and countries declared Hezbollah a terrorist organization. He was also the one who started the Lebanon War (2006), after declaring that the Israeli Army carried out an incursion into Lebanese territory.
Hezbollah's weapons potential is greater than Hamas
The Lebanese terrorist group has always had a clear objective: to destroy the Israeli state. Now taking advantage of the conflict that Hamas began with attacks against Israel on Oct. 7, Hezbollah began to attack from the north. Its entry into the conflict would represent a greater danger for Jerusalem, knowing that the Lebanese group would support Hamas fully.
Iran is the main sponsor of Hezbollah. Tehran has been providing financial support to the Lebanese terrorist group for years. The U.S. State Department estimates Iran's contributions to be "hundreds of millions of dollars annually," according to the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (FDD).
The budget allocated by the Iranian regime has facilitated Hezbollah to substantially improve its weapons capacity. The FDD estimates the number of rockets available to the Lebanese terrorist group at 150,000, 10 times greater than the arsenal that Hamas has. Hundreds of these missiles are of the PGM type, an extremely lethal remote-controlled weapon that allows precise targeting.
Washington strongly warns Hezbollah
The United States has already taken action on the matter given the foreseeable entry of Hezbollah into the conflict. John Kirby, spokesman for the National Security Council, warned the Lebanese terrorist group:
One of the reasons why the president sent an extra carrier strike group into the region and parked one in the Eastern Med is to make sure we send a strong message to any actor, including Hezbollah, who may want to widen the conflict: They ought not to do it…Nasrallah can say what he wants to say. And we’ll certainly be paying close attention to it. But our message is the same to him, to them, to any other actor in the region.
Also on Friday, Nasrallah responded to the warnings from the United States: "We are ready for your fleets with which you threaten us."
🚨🚨BREAKING: HEZBOLLAH LEADER THREATENS U.S FORCES!
"We are ready for your fleets with which you threaten us.
In the event of any regional war, your interests and soldiers will be the victim and the biggest loser.
We have made 'preparations' for the American ships, and we ask… pic.twitter.com/CQYVQpMdya
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) November 3, 2023
