The Secretary-General of Hezbollah stressed Hassan Nasrallah In a speech following the explosion of thousands of communication devices in Lebanon in an attack widely attributed to Israel, he said the front his fighters had opened against the Jewish state from southern Lebanon would not stop until “the aggression on Gaza stops.”
And when interpreting the invitation of the US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken Stop any “escalatory measures by any party” in the Middle East, the US State Department referred to Nasrallah’s statements.
“Nasrallah is capable of putting an end to the terror attacks across Israel and I guarantee you that if he does that, we will convince Israel of the need to maintain calm on its part,” spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters. “The bottom line is that he has not stopped these terror attacks.”
“As long as Hezbollah is launching terrorist attacks across the border, of course Israel will launch military action to defend itself, as any other country would do,” he added.
“What we continue to call on all parties to do is not to escalate the conflict and not to let it get out of control, leading to a war that we do not believe is in the interest of either party, and to ultimately try to reach a point that leads to a ceasefire in Gaza that brings calm,” he continued.
