The Israeli regime is capable of inflicting a devastating blow on Lebanon, which would take 30 years to recover from, warned far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich last week.
Calling for a wide-scale war against Hezbollah and occupying areas in southern Lebanon, Smotrich said, we must not leave the Gaza Strip even if it takes another 100 years, until the last hostage is returned home, dead or alive.
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Calling for the occupation army to operationally control the Gaza Strip for many years, he explained that this is not achieved without [Jewish] civilian settlement in the Gaza Strip.
Regarding the situation in the north, Smotrich said, that thee Israeli army, following a rapid and violent course, can achieve very significant achievements and neutralize most of Hezbollah’s capabilities.
The evil warmonger claimed that the Israeli army could do this in a short war, not a long war like in Gaza, by inflicting a devastating nuclear blow on Lebanon, which would take 30 years to recover from.
The extremist minister continued, Israel must wage a war in the north and establish a security fence within the Lebanese side of the border.
Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah said that his fighters would cease fire without discussion if an agreement was reached in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.
He pointed out that if the Israelis decide to attack southern Lebanon after the ceasefire in Gaza, we will defend Lebanon and will not tolerate the occupation.
Nasrallah called on his fighters and supporters to remain prepared for the worst possibilities, even if we hope for the opposite of this.
Hezbollah has exchanged almost daily attacks with Israeli occupation forces since Tel Aviv launched its genocidal bombing campaign in Gaza to get control over the large gas fields along the Gaza coastline.
In recent weeks, the escalation between Tel Aviv and Hezbollah has increased, raising fears of the outbreak of an all-out war, especially with the Israeli army announcing a week ago that it had approved operational plans for a massive attack on Lebanon.
Middle East Monitor / ABC Flash Point News 2024.
The Zionist will never recover after this war in Gaza. Hamas has made it clear there will be no more Zionists in the Gaza envelope. That’s liberated land now.
Any war with Lebanon will result in the liberation of Galilee.
Regardless, everyday is one day closer to the end of Zionism. They’re on the path of destruction.
Where have you been since 7th. Oct.? Hamas & Gaza are losing this war big time, the same way they lost the previous four. Can you please explain to me how Israel is going to be defeated, while sitting on hundreds of advanced nuclear weapons?
You are confusing damage to buildings and large civilian death tolls with winning. “Israel” gains nothing economically from buildings in Gaza standing or falling. Even less, “Israel” is not winning by murdering civilians and thereby recruiting new Hamas members who now have an unending motivation to avenge the loss of their family members. True winning can not ignore the economic impact of “Israel’s” genocidal ambitions…i.e The Southern port Eilat declaring bankruptcy…the loss of productivity from IDF reservists not performing their civilian work…the cost disparity between the Iron dome rockets and the drones they shoot down…the loss of economic input from… Read more »
No one has won since 1948! Idiot!
Please remember that the Arabs got rid of strong European military armies who had invaded and occupied their countries belonging to the British, the French, the Italians and yet the European Jews who came to Palestine used to live in the ghettos of Eastern Europe and they used to be a very poor and a very hungry people. Why do you think that the Arabs got rid of all the European Invaders except for the European Jews in Palestine?