Israeli media comment on Nasrallah, Haniyeh meeting

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Israeli media
9 Apr 2023 20:31
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Israeli media are discussing the Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah's meeting with a delegation from Hamas, emphasizing its importance.

Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, meeting with Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of the Palestinian resistance group Hamas, in Lebanon, April 9, 2023 (Hezbollah media)

The Israeli media touched on the meeting that brought together the Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, with a delegation from the Hamas movement, which included the head of the political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, and his deputy, Saleh Al-Arouri.

The Israeli Makan channel discussed the tripartite meeting between Nasrallah and Ismail Haniyeh and his deputy, Saleh al-Arouri, in Beirut, noting that the two sides discussed the readiness of the axis of resistance and cooperation between the participating elements in confronting all developments.

For his part, Hezi Simintov, the Arab affairs correspondent for the Israeli Channel 13, considered that the meeting's importance lies in coordinating positions between Hamas and Hezbollah and that its aim is to spread unity in the axis of resistance, Syria, Iran, Hamas, and Hezbollah, while also coordinating positions between Nasrallah, Haniyeh, and Al-Arouri.

As for the Arab affairs correspondent at Kan channel, Roei Kayes, he described the importance of the meeting, adding that the resistance axis' readiness and its dealings with developments were discussed.

According to Kayes, the idea is around the unity of the Squares, noting that he saw a map on Al Mayadeen TV, which included occupied Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, and Yemen.

Channel 13 also commented on the picture, in which "everyone appears to be smiling," and indicated that the photo suggests that "Nasrallah doesn't live in a hideout," also emphasizing that the photo portrays unity, according to Arab affairs analyst Avi Issacharoff.

With regard to the joint picture of Sayyed Nasrallah with the delegation of the Hamas leadership, Channel 12 considered that Sayyed Nasrallah, with this picture, "poked Israel's eye," explaining that "this picture is worth more than a thousand words."

At the same time, Tal Lev-ram, a military affairs commentator for the Maariv newspaper, wrote that the security and military establishment's warning came true, implying that all of the different threatening arenas could coalesce during the month of Ramadan.

He also pointed out that the Israelis have felt, in recent days, a very small dose, of the characteristics of a multi-stage confrontation.

Sayyed Nasrallah on Saturday received Haniyeh, his deputy, Al-Arouri, and the movement's leadership delegation.

He reviewed with the Hamas delegation, the most important developments in occupied Palestine, the course of events in Al-Aqsa Mosque, and the escalating resistance in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, according to a statement released by Hezbollah's media relations office.

Likewise, the meeting discussed the latest political developments in the region, the resistance axis' readiness, and the unified stance of parties in the face of all these events and challenges.

The meeting comes in light of escalations in Al-Aqsa Mosque, due to the occupation’s attacks on worshipers inside the mosque, and the occupation and settler incursions into its courtyards.

Clashes erupted on Saturday between Palestinian youths and the Israeli occupation forces in Jenin, Beit Lahm, and Nablus in the occupied West Bank.

Earlier, Sayyed Nasrallah confirmed that the rapprochement between Iran and Saudi Arabia is in the region and its people's interest, and "primarily the neighboring countries, especially Syria and Palestine."