Sayyed Nasrallah: 'Israel' mired in failure; US intimidation futile
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Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah speaks at the one-week anniversary of the martyrdom of Resistance leader Wissam Tawil, addressing developments in Gaza and the region.
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An illustration shows Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah Secretary-General (Illustrated by Zeinab Al-Hajj; Al Mayadeen English)
"Israel" is mired in failure and is stuck in "a deep hole" it has dug in the Gaza Strip, Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said.
Speaking at the one-week anniversary of the martyrdom of Resistance leader and martyr Wissam Tawil (Hajj Jawad), today, Sunday, Sayyed Nasrallah hailed the Resistance of Gaza and its people, calling their steadfastness "legendary".
"For one hundred days, Gaza and its people continue to steadfastly resist, in a legendary manner [that history has not witnessed]," the Lebanese Resistance leader confirmed.
"For 100 days, #Gaza and its people have been resisting in a legendary manner, yet unseen in history; its media has played a great role in showcasing its heroism amid 'Israel's' silence."
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Pointing to the role the Palestinian Resistance's Military Media had to play in archiving and publicizing the events, resistance operations, and battles in Gaza, Sayyed Nasrallah said, "Gaza's Resistance has creatively responded to the aggression, and the Military Media has had a major role in revealing its heroism in contrast to Israeli secrecy [on developments]."
"Israel is mired in failure and stuck in a deep hole it has dug in the Gaza Strip, as its analysts confirm, and it has not achieved any victory or even an 'image' of victory," the Secretary-General of Hezbollah explained, highlighting "Israel's" military failures in the Gaza Strip.
"Israel" is mired in failure and has dug itself into a deep hole, as its analysts confirm, and it has not achieved any victory or even an 'image' of victory.
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The enemy, according to Sayyed Nasrallah, is still fighting to achieve some sort of "achievement" before moving to the third phase of the war in which it will reposition its deployed forces.
The enemy is still fighting to achieve some sort of "achievement" before moving to the third phase of the war in which it will reposition its deployed forces.
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100 days of legendary Resistance and mounting Israeli losses
Reflecting on the mounting Israeli losses, Sayyed Nasrallah stressed that this point is further confusing the occupation, especially considering the reports revealed by Israeli media regarding the presence of “4,000 disabled soldiers in its military ranks in [only] 100 days, a number that may rise and reach 30,000."
When the war stops, the enemy will have to deal with the catastrophe that befell it as a result of the Resistance in Gaza and other supporting fronts, the Lebanese Resistance leader stressed.
The latest of Israeli losses is the discovery of 4,000 disabled people in its military ranks within a hundred days, and the number may reach 30,000, according to several assessments.
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"The occupation’s human losses are accumulating in [Gaza, the West Bank, and the Lebanese-Palestinian border], in addition to the economic losses and the cost of displacement," he said.
In this context, Sayyed Nasrallah emphasized that "any hope of forcefully retrieving Israeli captives from the Palestinian Resistance has been laid to rest."
On inner Israeli dynamics and politics, the Lebanese Resistance leader said the Israeli public has become confident that "their government is incompetent and must be replaced and so does their President," which, according to Sayyed Nasrallah, is "a clear admission of failure."
Commenting on "Israel's" prosecution in the International Court of Justice (ICJ), after South Africa filed a lawsuit condemning the occupation of genocide, Sayyed Nasrallah said "Israel's" real face has been exposed to the world, as revealed in the Hague earlier.
The entity is practicing “moral hypocrisy” under the eye of the entire world by denying that it is waging a genocidal war in #Gaza.#Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on the one-week anniversary of the martyrdom of Resistance leader Wissam Tawil.#Lebanon https://t.co/X3CaHFywbS
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Effective support of the Axis of Resistance
Addressing the developments across the multiple fronts supporting the Gaza Strip, Hezbollah's Secretary-General said if the current failures mount for the Israeli occupation in the West Bank, Lebanon, Yemen, and Iraq, paired with losses incurred in Gaza, the Israeli occupation's government will be forced to accept the conditions set by the Resistance for a ceasefire.
"The Americans and many Western countries worked over a period of one hundred days to silence, subjugate, and thwart the other fronts," Sayyed Nasrallah revealed, as he highlighted the integral role that the US has played in prolonging the genocidal war on the Gaza Strip.
He shed light on "the threats, acts of intimidation, and enticements against Iraq, Lebanon, Yemen, Syria, and Iran," which he saw as "evidence of the effectiveness" of the supporting fronts.
Furthermore, the Resistance leader underlined the floundering relations between Israelis and US officials, as the disagreement between the two allies began to publicly surface.
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Turbelant Red Sea
Sayyed Nasrallah then delved into the details of the major events that have occurred on specific fronts in the region.
On Yemen and the Red Sea, the Lebanese Resistance leader spoke of "American and British foolishness" as well as contradictory American policy and actions, in relation to the recent US-UK-led aggression on several Governates in Yemen.
The battlefield, days, and nights are what is between the Yemenis and their aggressors, and the Americans shall realize the extent of their mistake. #Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on the one-week anniversary of the martyrdom of Resistance leader Wissam… https://t.co/RNj03yptsU
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Sayyed Nasrallah also highlighted the fact that American escalation in the Red Sea contradicts the US' alleged efforts to contain the scope of confrontations.
Underlining Yemen's unwavering support to the Palestinian people and an apparent US miscalculation, the Secretary-General said, "If the Americans believe that Yemen will back down [i.e. cease its support for Gaza] after the aggression, then they are wrong, delusional, and ignorant."
In fact, the Resistance leader said the aggression by the US would only harm the security of international maritime navigation, as the attack would turn the Red Sea into a battlefield.
"This is stupidity in itself," he stressed.
Shedding light on the autonomous decision-making among factions of the Axis of Resistance, Sayyed Nasrallah said the response to the American aggression would be "decided by the Yemenis themselves." The leader said this in response to the threats the US made against Iran, regarding the response the Yemenis have vowed.
It is worth noting that Sayyed Nasrallah praised the position taken by Muslim Bahraini scholars and the Bahraini public, who declared their solidarity with Palestine and rejected the "humiliating" stance of the Bahraini government, which joined the US-led naval coalition.
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Iraqi cruise missile hit on Haifa: Confirmed
On the unprecedented operations conducted by the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, the Resistance leader highlighted one particular operation, in which the Iraqi Resistance launched an all-new improved long-range cruise missile at an Israeli military site in the occupied port city of Haifa.
The announcement of the Islamic Resistance in #Iraq about targeting a location in Haifa with a cruise missile is true, but the occupation concealed this attack.#Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on the one-week anniversary of the martyrdom of Resistance leader… https://t.co/fvvMDA8dL0
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Sayyed Nasrallah said Hezbollah's intelligence confirms that the missile hit its target, adding that the Israeli occupation's military concealed the details of the attack, a tactic commonly deployed by Israeli authorities.
Hezbollah's strategic ATGMs and Israeli lies
Similarly, the Israeli occupation has made great efforts to conceal its losses on the front with the Lebanese Resistance, according to Sayyed Nasrallah, who emphasized the extent of the enemy's secrecy, stressing that "Israel" has failed to officially acknowledge the details of the attack on the "Meron" base by the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon.
The leader revealed for the first time the details of the attack in which a total of 62 rockets were fired at the base, including 40 Katyushas (rocket artillery) and 22 Kornet missiles (anti-tank guided missiles). Hezbollah's anti-armor units achieved great success with the 22 ATGMs fired at the site, which is located 7 km away from the nearest point in Lebanon and is located at the highest altitude of occupied Palestinian territories in the northern region.
In fact, the Resistance hit the site with 18 Kornet-EM missiles, achieving an 81.8% success rate against the intended target, Sayyed Nasrallah disclosed. He also revealed that the occupation's military suffered human casualties as a result of the attack, which was monitored and documented by the cameras of the Resistance's Military Media.
In this context, Sayyed Nasrallah debunked Israeli propaganda by pointing to the Islamic Resistance's video evidence of the "Meron" base attack, exposing the enemy's "falsehood".
The Resistance leader said the Israeli occupation's secrecy and censorship regarding the actual number of losses suffered add to the "erosion" of settlers' and soldiers' morale; a fact that has been acknowledged by Israeli media outlets.
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Hezbollah undeterred by US threats; ready for war
To conclude his speech on the developments in the region, the Resistance leader defiantly announced that the US' intimidation of the Lebanese Resistance would be of no use, underscoring Lebanon's resilience against any attempts to halt the Resistance's operations from South Lebanon.
Sayyed Nasrallah further emphasized that the threat of war should be a concern for "Israel", not Lebanon. He stressed that the Resistance has been ready for any war imposed on Lebanon for the past 99 days.
"We have been ready for war for (the past) 99 days and we are not afraid of it. We will fight without restrictions or boundaries [if war is imposed on us]," the Resistance leader stated.
"We have been ready for war for (the past) 99 days and we are not afraid of it. We will fight without restrictions or boundaries [if war is imposed on us]."
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Sayyed Nasrallah also discussed the issue of multiple defeated Israeli brigades that have withdrawn from the Gaza Strip. He said that unnamed parties have told Hezbollah that these Israeli brigades will be repositioned to launch an attack on Lebanon. To that, Sayyed Nasrallah responded, saying that they are "more than welcome" to do so, insinuating utmost readiness for combat.
Moreover, he highlighted the fact that a fully equipped and prepared Israeli military was completely destroyed on the frontlines, on the border with Lebanese towns, by the Islamic Resistance in the 2006 July War.
He further explained that the Lebanon front was established to support Gaza and stop the aggression against it. Similarly, he said the security of the Red Sea, calm on the Lebanese front, and operations launched from Iraq hinge on halting the aggression on Gaza.
Finally, the Resistance leader drew a clear bold line for the US, "Israel", and their allies, underscoring that the imperative precondition for any prospective talks is the immediate cessation of hostilities against Gaza.
Sayyed Hassan delivered a speech today on the one-week anniversary of the martyrdom of Resistance leader Wissam Tawil.
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Martyr Tawil; an exemplary leader and fighter
Speaking on the one-week martyrdom anniversary of Wissam Tawil (Hajj Jawad), Sayyed Nasrallah hailed the Resistance leader for his role on all fronts, pointing to the great history of the Lebanese town of Khirbet Selem from which multiple leaders of the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon descended.
Hajj Jawad was martyred in his hometown Khirbet Selm in South Lebanon, after an Israeli drone targeted his car with a missile on January 7, this year.
Hezbollah's leader pointed to the great sacrifices made by the Tawil family, specifically the martyrdom of Hajj Jawad's two brothers Fadi and Hassan, along with his nephews Hussein and Mohammad who were all martyred while serving under the ranks of the Resistance. Sayyed Nasrallah drew a comparison between the Tawil family and many other families who have continued to send their sons to the front lines despite the great sacrifices they made.
Sayyed Nasrallah stressed that the families of the martyrs and wounded are the pillars of the Islamic Resistance, from which the group draws its power. Addressing the Lebanese people, he stressed, "We must all cooperate to remain steadfast in this battle, the extent of which we do not yet know."
Martyr Tawil's accolades
The leader went on to list the accolades of martyr Wissam Tawil, who joined the ranks of the Resistance at a young age, working his way to leadership roles, later commanding multiple axes throughout the group's confrontations of the Israeli enemy and terror groups in Syria, including ISIS.
Interestingly, the late martyr, who was previously severely wounded, led Hezbollah's training camps and was also ready to lead multiple combat operations against the Israeli occupation on October 8, when Hezbollah launched its first attacks in support of the Palestinian people and their Resistance.
Sayyed Nasrallah said the leader did not leave the frontlines until he returned home only to be martyred the very next day.
Hajj Jawad is one of the few who achieved both victory and martyrdom, the greatest of honors, Sayyed Nasrallah emphasized.
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