Iran-backed Hezbollah, which suffered major blows from Israel in Lebanon, left the door open on Tuesday (8) for a negotiated ceasefire after its arch-enemy raised the stakes with new incursions in the south of the country.
In a televised speech, Hezbollah’s deputy leader, Naim Qassem, said he supported attempts to secure a truce and, for the first time, did not mention ending the war in Gaza as a precondition for stopping fighting on the Lebanon-Lebanese border. Israel.
Qassem said Hezbollah supported attempts by Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, a Hezbollah ally, to secure a halt to the fighting, which has intensified in recent weeks with Israeli ground incursions and the assassination of top Hezbollah leaders.
“We support the political activity led by Berri under the title of a ceasefire,” Qassem said in his 30-minute televised speech.
It was unclear whether this signaled any change in position, after a year in which the group said it was fighting in support of Palestinians during the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, and would not stop without a ceasefire there.
Speaking before curtains at an undisclosed location, Qassem said the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel was a war over who cries first, and Hezbollah would not cry first. The group’s capabilities remained intact despite Israel’s “painful blows.”
“We are attacking them. We are hurting them and we will prolong the time. Dozens of cities are within range of resistance missiles. We ensure that our capabilities are good,” Qassem said.
His televised address comes 11 days after the assassination of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the most devastating blow Israel has suffered in decades. Another senior Hezbollah figure, Hashem Safieddine, seen as a likely successor to Nasrallah, has not been heard from publicly since an Israeli airstrike late last week.
Israel maintained pressure on Hezbollah on Tuesday, killing another of its senior figures and launching new operations in southern Lebanon.
Qassem said Israel has not yet advanced after ground clashes that broke out in southern Lebanon a week ago.
“In any case, after the ceasefire issue takes shape, and once diplomacy manages to achieve it, all other details can be discussed and decisions can be made,” Qassem said.
“If the enemy (Israel) continues his war, then the battlefield will decide.”
Regional tensions triggered a year ago by the attack by the Palestinian armed group Hamas on southern Israel have transformed in recent weeks into a series of Israeli land and air operations against Lebanon. On October 1, Iran, sponsor of Hezbollah and Hamas, fired missiles at Israel.
This content was originally published in Hezbollah supports ceasefire efforts in Lebanon, says deputy leader on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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