Hassan Nasrallah

Nasrallah's Speech: Endless Justifications and Empty Threats

In a third speech since the start of the war between Hamas and Israel on October 7, Hezbollah’s Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah justified on Wednesday the “raison d’etre” of his armed wing, claiming that the existence of a strong “resistance” deterred Israel from attacking Lebanon. He stressed, however, that Hezbollah’s ...

MP Skaff: Nasrallah’s Speech Less Threatening Than Expected

MP Ghassan Skaff described the speech delivered yesterday evening by Hezbollah’s Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah as less threatening than expected, following the assassination of top Hamas leader Saleh Al-Arouri in an Israeli strike in the southern suburb of Beirut and Israel's violation of the so-called rules of engagement. Speaking to ...

Nasrallah Justifies Worth of Southern Front Against Israel

In his second address in 48 hours, Hezbollah’s Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah was keen to justify the opening of the southern front against Israel, amid growing doubts about its worth and utility in supporting Gaza. “To those who ask us why we are fighting on the front (in South Lebanon), our answer is that there are two aims: to put ...

Southern Front: Bombing Resumes in the Evening

Israeli bombardment resumed late Friday afternoon after a brief respite that coincided with the second speech in 48 hours by Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah. On Friday evening, the Israeli army announced that it targeted Hezbollah cells in southern Lebanon. Israeli bombardment also targeted Hula, Bayad, Birkat Tayri and Wadi ...

Escalation on the Southern Front, Schools to Be Closed

Early on Sunday afternoon, the Israeli warplanes attacked Hezbollah military targets in the areas of Labbouneh, Majdal Zoun and Bint Jbeil in southern Lebanon, according to Israeli media. It reported that secondary explosions occurred in several bombed buildings, indicating the presence of weapons. Missiles fell near Al-Manara settlement in the ...

Hasbani: Nothing Prevents the Expansion of War

MP Ghassan Hasbani from the Lebanese Forces-led Strong Republic parliamentary bloc said in an interview with "The Voice of All Lebanon" on Monday that "a truce in South Lebanon is part of Security Council Resolution 1701," stressing, however, that "it is only a temporary solution." "To what extent will this be enough to ease tensions on the ...

Mikati Affirms Full Commitment to International Decisions on Lebanon

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati emphasized on Tuesday his commitment to diplomatic solutions. In an interview with Al-Jazeera, Mikati stressed that he heard from the Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, that there is an "opportunity to find a solution for stability in southern Lebanon, and they are working towards it;" meaning ...

The West Prioritizes Lebanon’s Dissociation From Gaza…

Contrary to what is being said in the “Resistance” milieu—as stated by Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah, garnering Lebanon’s official approval by way of its caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati—when it comes to linking Lebanon’s fate to Gaza’s, Arab and Western envoys visiting Lebanon (some in private for security ...

Nasrallah Shuns Foreign Initiatives: No Ceasefire in South Before Gaza

Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah reiterated on Tuesday that the so-called “support front” for Gaza in South Lebanon will not abate so long as the war in the enclave is not over, rejecting any foreign initiative for de-escalation. “Over 130 days (of war in Gaza), the Israelis have not been able to achieve the goals they set, and ...

Nasrallah Vowing Escalation Against Israel: 'The Price of Blood Will be Blood'

During his speech commemorating Hezbollah's "martyred fighters" on Friday, the group's Secretary General, Hassan Nasrallah, vowed to retaliate for Wednesday's deadly Israeli raids on Nabatiyeh and Sawaneh, in which more than 12 people were killed, including three Hezbollah fighters. "The enemy should understand that it went too far by targeting ...

Southern Lebanon: Conflict Unabated, More Amal and Hezbollah Fighters Killed

The Lebanese southern border witnessed yet another day of violence on Friday. Israel bombarded the towns of Majdel Zoun, Labbouneh, Hamoul, Aita al-Shaab, Rachaya al-Foukhar, Kfar Hamam, and Hebbariyeh, as well as residential areas in Kfar Kila and the region between Yater and Bayt Lif. A missile fired by an Israeli fighter plane fell without ...

Jerusalem Day: Once Again, Nasrallah Justifies South Lebanon Destruction

The Iran-backed “leaders of the Resistance” marked the annual “Jerusalem Day” through public addresses, in which they vowed to keep up the confrontation against Israel, while criticizing Arab idleness and incapacity to check Israel’s “continuous onslaught” against the Palestinians in Gaza. The announcement of the event noted that ...