Hezbollah, the Lebanese group locked in a slow-burning war with Israel over the genocide in Gaza, announced Saturday that the IDF’s decision to strike a major port in Yemen over a drone strike in Tel Aviv was an unnecessary escalation and “a signal for the beginning of a new and dangerous phase” of the war expanding.
Sergey Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, said last week that while Lebanon is looking to avoid war with Israel, there are suspicions that “some circles in Israel are trying to achieve just that.”
Hassan Nasrallah, the head of Hezbollah, announced Wednesday that the fighting between Israel and his group in the north will stop immediately once there is a ceasefire deal in Gaza—which has been the policy but hidden by the Biden administration so the public sympathizes with Israel.
U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken told an audience at the Brookings Institution on Monday that there is “momentum” building up for an all-out war between Hezbollah and Israel, according to a report.
Iran sent a clear message to Israel on Friday that a full-scale war with Lebanon would be an “obliterating war.”
The Biden administration continues to prove that U.S. support for Israel is “iron clad”—especially in an election year—and assured the genocidal government that it will have Washington’s full support if it goes to war with Hezbollah.
Hassan Nasrallah, the head of Hezbollah, said last week that his group has the capability to hit any target it wants in Israel should an all-out war break out.
Iran’s top diplomat warned Israel against invading Lebanon and said it would lead its adversary to “hell with no return.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Knesset keep up their push for an all-out war with Hezbollah, as missile exchanges between the two have escalated.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said last week that Israel stands ready to respond to Hezbollah as his IDF troops continue their massacre in Gaza.