Beirut: <a href="https://time.news/israel-has-no-intention-of-staying-permanently-in-gaza-says-defense-minister/" title="Israel has no intention of staying permanently in Gaza, says defense minister”>Hezbollah, which is groaning under Israel’s attack, has supported the proposals for ceasefire in Lebanon. Hezbollah said that the path to a ceasefire through negotiations is open. Hezbollah’s deputy leader Naim Qassim said in a televised speech that he supported efforts to implement a ceasefire. This is the first time that Hezbollah did not mention the end of the war in Gaza in order to stop the fighting on the Lebanon-Israel border. Before this, Hezbollah’s first demand had been ceasefire in Gaza.
Hezbollah supported the ceasefire
Qassim said Hezbollah supports efforts by Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri to stop the fighting. “We support the political activity being carried out by Berri in the name of a ceasefire,” Qasim said in his 30-minute televised address. It is unclear whether this signals a change in stance, a year after the group said it was fighting in support of Palestinians during the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, and would not stop there without a ceasefire. .
Hezbollah said – many cities of Israel are in JD
Speaking off-screen from an undisclosed location, Qassem said that the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel is a war about who shouts first, and that Hezbollah will not cry first. The group’s capabilities remain intact despite “painful blows” from Israel. “We are attacking them. We are hurting them and we will increase the time. Dozens of Israeli cities are within range of our missiles. We assure you that our capabilities are fine.”
Israel broke the back of Hezbollah
His televised address came 11 days after the assassination of Hezbollah leader Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah, the most devastating blow Israel has dealt to its enemy in decades. Another senior Hezbollah leader, Hashem Saffieddine, who is seen as a potential successor to Nasrallah, has not been seen in public since last week’s Israeli airstrike. Israel kept up pressure on Hezbollah on Tuesday by killing another senior figure and launching new operations in southern Lebanon.