Israeli military on high alert ahead of Sayyed Nasrallah speech
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It is reported that Israeli media outlets are not going to broadcast Sayyed Nasrallah’s speech as an attempt to "ease the psychological pressure" on settlers.
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Hezbollah supporters hold flags and portraits of terror leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut, Lebanon October 18, 2023. (AP)
As Lebanese Hezbollah Resistance leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah gives his world-awaited speech on Friday, "Israel’s" military has been put on high alert, as this is his first address since the launch of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood on October 7.
It is reported that Israeli media outlets are not going to broadcast Sayyed Nasrallah’s speech as an attempt to "ease the psychological pressure" on settlers.
Analysts stated that his speech by the Hezbollah Secretary General could impact the region and its future as of today.
A video widely circulated on social media shows mere seconds in which Hezbollah's Secretary-General Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah passes, his back turned.
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) October 29, 2023
The video sent Israeli media into a frenzy as they speculated about the message behind the video.#Palestine #Lebanon pic.twitter.com/uxkoUu4Iaq
The Israeli security and military command should listen carefully to Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah's speech, Yossi Amrosi, a former senior official for the Israeli security agency Shin Bet told Israeli Channel 13.
The Secretary-General has not made a public appearance or put out a statement regarding the unfolding events in the Gaza Strip. A short 12-second video showing Sayyed Nasrallah walking past a poster of Hezbollah's flag put Israeli media into a frenzy, as commentators rushed to analyze the footage.
Holding their breath
Israeli Channel 13 also reported that tensions have been high near the Palestinian-Lebanese border for the past 24 hours, adding that everyone is on standby awaiting Sayyed Nasrallah's address.
In this context, Alon Ben David, Channel 13's military affairs expert said that the expected speech has made Israelis extremely worried. Channel 12 said that people in the Middle East are holding their breath in anticipation of the speech.
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White House National Security Council spokesperson, John Kirby, said that the White House administration will be paying "close attention".
Just today, the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon mourned its freedom fighters Hisham Mohammad Ismail, Ali Abbas Melhem, Mohsen Reda Ayyash, Ali Kazem Ftouni, and Hussein Walid Zeeb, who were martyred while performing their duty in south Lebanon against the Israeli occupation.
Earlier, Hezbollah announced for the first time in the ongoing confrontations that it had used drones to target an Israeli military base near the Lebanese border.
In an operation on Thursday, the Resistance group announced it had targeted the headquarters of the Israeli Zebdine barracks in occupied Lebanese Shebaa Farms with two UAVs carrying a heavy load of explosives, confirming direct hits.
