[News] Sayyed Nasrallah: 'Israel' mired in failure; US intimidation futile

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Sayyed Nasrallah: 'Israel' mired in failure; US intimidation futile
Al Mayadeen English
January 14, 2024
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Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah speaks at the one-week
anniversary of the martyrdom of Resistance leader Wissam Tawil, addressing
developments in Gaza and the region.



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   An illustration shows Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah Secretary-General
   (Illustrated by Zeinab Al-Hajj; Al Mayadeen English)

"Israel" is mired in failure and is stuck in "a deep hole" it has dug in
the Gaza Strip, Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said.

Speaking at the one-week anniversary of the martyrdom of Resistance leader
and martyr Wissam Tawil (Hajj Jawad), today, Sunday, Sayyed Nasrallah
hailed the Resistance of Gaza and its people, calling their steadfastness
"legendary".

"For one hundred days, Gaza and its people continue to steadfastly resist,
in a legendary manner [that history has not witnessed]," the Lebanese
Resistance leader confirmed.

Pointing to the role the Palestinian Resistance's Military Media
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/al-qassam-brigades-ambush-israeli-forces-in-a-gaza-tunnel>
had to play in archiving and publicizing the events, resistance operations,
and battles in Gaza, Sayyed Nasrallah said, "Gaza's Resistance has
creatively responded to the aggression, and the Military Media has had a
major role in revealing its heroism in contrast to Israeli secrecy [on
developments]."

"Israel is mired in failure and stuck in a deep hole it has dug in the Gaza
Strip, as its analysts confirm, and it has not achieved any victory or even
an 'image' of victory," the Secretary-General of Hezbollah explained,
highlighting "Israel's" military failures in the Gaza Strip.

The enemy, according to Sayyed Nasrallah, is still fighting to achieve some
sort of "achievement" before moving to the third phase of the war in which
it will reposition its deployed forces.
100 days of legendary Resistance and mounting Israeli losses

Reflecting on the mounting Israeli losses, Sayyed Nasrallah stressed that
this point is further confusing the occupation, especially considering the
reports revealed by Israeli media regarding the presence of “4,000 disabled
soldiers in its military ranks in [only] 100 days, a number that may rise
and reach 30,000."

When the war stops, the enemy will have to deal with the catastrophe that
befell it as a result of the Resistance in Gaza and other supporting
fronts, the Lebanese Resistance leader stressed.

"The occupation’s human losses are accumulating in [Gaza, the West Bank,
and the Lebanese-Palestinian border], in addition to the economic losses
and the cost of displacement," he said.

In this context, Sayyed Nasrallah emphasized that "any hope of forcefully
retrieving Israeli captives from the Palestinian Resistance has been laid
to rest."

On inner Israeli dynamics and politics, the Lebanese Resistance leader said
the Israeli public has become confident that "their government is
incompetent and must be replaced and so does their President," which,
according to Sayyed Nasrallah, is "a clear admission of failure
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/-israel---us-already-lost-the-war-in-gaza--the-hill>
."

Commenting on "Israel's" prosecution in the International Court of Justice
(ICJ), after South Africa filed a lawsuit condemning the occupation of
genocide, Sayyed Nasrallah said "Israel's" real face has been exposed to
the world, as revealed in the Hague earlier.
Effective support of the Axis of Resistance

Addressing the developments across the multiple fronts supporting the Gaza
Strip, Hezbollah's Secretary-General said if the current failures mount for
the Israeli occupation in the West Bank, Lebanon, Yemen, and Iraq, paired
with losses incurred in Gaza, the Israeli occupation's government will be
forced to accept the conditions set by the Resistance for a ceasefire.

"The Americans and many Western countries worked over a period of one
hundred days to silence, subjugate, and thwart the other fronts," Sayyed
Nasrallah revealed, as he highlighted the integral role that the US has
played in prolonging the genocidal war on the Gaza Strip.

He shed light on "the threats, acts of intimidation, and enticements
against Iraq, Lebanon, Yemen, Syria, and Iran," which he saw as "evidence
of the effectiveness" of the supporting fronts.

Furthermore, the Resistance leader underlined the floundering relations
between Israelis and US officials, as the disagreement between the two
allies began to publicly surface.

*Read more: US Jewish Dems complain about racist ministers to Israeli
Ambassador
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/us-jewish-dems-complain-about-racist-ministers-to-israeli-am>*
Turbulent Red Sea

Sayyed Nasrallah then delved into the details of the major events that have
occurred on specific fronts in the region.

On Yemen and the Red Sea, the Lebanese Resistance leader spoke of "American
and British foolishness" as well as contradictory American policy and
actions, in relation to the recent US-UK-led aggression on several
Governates in Yemen.

Sayyed Nasrallah also highlighted the fact that American escalation in the
Red Sea contradicts the US' alleged efforts
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/no-interest-in-conflict-with-yemen--white-house>
to contain the scope of confrontations.

Underlining Yemen's unwavering support to the Palestinian people and an
apparent US miscalculation, the Secretary-General said, "If the Americans
believe that Yemen will back down [i.e. cease its support for Gaza] after
the aggression, then they are wrong, delusional, and ignorant."

In fact, the Resistance leader said the aggression by the US would only
harm the security of international maritime navigation
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/Economy/shipping-rates-via-red-sea-surge-by-310--amid-region-militar>,
as the attack would turn the Red Sea into a battlefield.

"This is stupidity in itself
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/much-of-yemeni-offensive-capability-is-intact-after-us-led-s>,"
he stressed.

Shedding light on the autonomous decision-making among factions of the Axis
of Resistance, Sayyed Nasrallah said the response to the American
aggression would be "decided by the Yemenis themselves." The leader said
this in response to the threats the US made against Iran, regarding the
response the Yemenis have vowed.

It is worth noting that Sayyed Nasrallah praised the position taken by
Muslim Bahraini scholars and the Bahraini public, who declared their
solidarity with Palestine and rejected the "humiliating" stance of the
Bahraini government, which joined the US-led naval coalition.

*Read more: Regional conflict already begun following US-UK strikes on
Yemen: NYT
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/regional-conflict-already-begun-following-us-uk-strikes-on-y>*
Iraqi cruise missile hit on Haifa: Confirmed

On the unprecedented operations conducted by the Islamic Resistance in
Iraq, the Resistance leader highlighted one particular operation, in which
the Iraqi Resistance launched an all-new improved long-range cruise missile
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/iraqi-resistance-strikes-haifa-with-advanced--al-arqab--crui>
at an Israeli military site in the occupied port city of Haifa.

Sayyed Nasrallah said Hezbollah's intelligence confirms that the missile
hit its target, adding that the Israeli occupation's military concealed the
details of the attack, a tactic commonly deployed by Israeli authorities.
Hezbollah's strategic ATGMs and Israeli lies

Similarly, the Israeli occupation has made great efforts to conceal its
losses on the front with the Lebanese Resistance, according to Sayyed
Nasrallah, who emphasized the extent of the enemy's secrecy, stressing that
"Israel" has failed to officially acknowledge the details of the attack on
the "Meron" base by the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon.

The leader revealed for the first time the details of the attack in which a
total of 62 rockets were fired at the base, including 40 Katyushas (rocket
artillery) and 22 Kornet missiles (anti-tank guided missiles). Hezbollah's
anti-armor units achieved great success with the 22 ATGMs fired at the
site, which is located  7 km away from the nearest point in Lebanon and is
located at the highest altitude of occupied Palestinian territories in the
northern region.

In fact, the Resistance hit the site with 18 Kornet-EM missiles
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/-meron--saga-continues--iron-dome-inapt-against-hezbollah-s>,
achieving an 81.8% success rate against the intended target, Sayyed
Nasrallah disclosed. He also revealed that the occupation's military
suffered human casualties as a result of the attack, which was monitored
and documented by the cameras of the Resistance's Military Media.

In this context, Sayyed Nasrallah debunked Israeli propaganda by pointing
to the Islamic Resistance's video evidence of the "Meron" base attack,
exposing the enemy's "falsehood".

The Resistance leader said the Israeli occupation's secrecy and censorship
regarding the actual number of losses suffered add to the "erosion" of
settlers' and soldiers' morale; a fact that has been acknowledged by
Israeli media outlets.

*Read more: Hezbollah's use of anti-tank missiles unprecedented: Israeli
media
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/hezbollah-s-use-of-anti-tank-missiles-unprecedented--israeli>*
Hezbollah undeterred by US threats; ready for war

To conclude his speech on the developments in the region, the Resistance
leader defiantly announced that the US' intimidation of the Lebanese
Resistance would be of no use, underscoring Lebanon's resilience against
any attempts to halt the Resistance's operations from South Lebanon.

Sayyed Nasrallah further emphasized that the threat of war should be a
concern for "Israel", not Lebanon. He stressed that the Resistance has been
ready for any war imposed on Lebanon for the past 99 days.

"We have been ready for war for (the past) 99 days and we are not afraid of
it. We will fight without restrictions or boundaries [if war is imposed on
us]," the Resistance leader stated.

Sayyed Nasrallah also discussed the issue of multiple defeated Israeli
brigades that have withdrawn from the Gaza Strip. He said that unnamed
parties have told Hezbollah that these Israeli brigades will be
repositioned to launch an attack on Lebanon. To that, Sayyed Nasrallah
responded, saying that they are "more than welcome" to do so, insinuating
utmost readiness for combat.

Moreover, he highlighted the fact that a fully equipped and prepared
Israeli military was completely destroyed on the frontlines, on the border
with Lebanese towns, by the Islamic Resistance in the 2006 July War.

He further explained that the Lebanon front was established to support Gaza
and stop the aggression against it. Similarly, he said the security of the
Red Sea, calm on the Lebanese front, and operations launched from Iraq
hinge on halting the aggression on Gaza.

Finally, the Resistance leader drew a clear bold line for the US, "Israel",
and their allies, underscoring that the imperative precondition for any
prospective talks is the immediate cessation of hostilities against Gaza.
Martyr Tawil; an exemplary leader and fighter

Speaking on the one-week martyrdom anniversary of Wissam Tawil
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/hezbollah-mourns-martyr--leader-wissam-tawil--after-israeli>
(Hajj Jawad), Sayyed Nasrallah hailed the Resistance leader for his role on
all fronts, pointing to the great history of the Lebanese town of Khirbet
Selem from which multiple leaders of the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon
descended.

Hajj Jawad was martyred in his hometown Khirbet Selm in South Lebanon,
after an Israeli drone targeted his car with a missile on January 7, this
year.

Hezbollah's leader pointed to the great sacrifices made by the Tawil
family, specifically the martyrdom of Hajj Jawad's two brothers Fadi and
Hassan, along with his nephews Hussein and Mohammad who were all martyred
while serving under the ranks of the Resistance. Sayyed Nasrallah drew a
comparison between the Tawil family and many other families who have
continued to send their sons to the front lines despite the great
sacrifices they made.

Sayyed Nasrallah stressed that the families of the martyrs and wounded are
the pillars of the Islamic Resistance, from which the group draws its
power. Addressing the Lebanese people, he stressed, "We must all cooperate
to remain steadfast in this battle, the extent of which we do not yet know."
Martyr Tawil's accolades

The leader went on to list the accolades of martyr Wissam Tawil, who joined
the ranks of the Resistance at a young age, working his way to leadership
roles, later commanding multiple axes throughout the group's confrontations
of the Israeli enemy and terror groups in Syria
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/hezbollah-s-martyred-commander-wissam-tawil--a-legacy-of-res>,
including ISIS.

Interestingly, the late martyr, who was previously severely wounded, led
Hezbollah's training camps and was also ready to lead multiple combat
operations against the Israeli occupation on October 8, when Hezbollah
launched its first attacks in support of the Palestinian people and their
Resistance.

Sayyed Nasrallah said the leader did not leave the frontlines until he
returned home only to be martyred the very next day.

Hajj Jawad is one of the few who achieved both victory and martyrdom, the
greatest of honors, Sayyed Nasrallah emphasized.

*Read more: War with Hezbollah to be without constraints: Sayyed Nasrallah
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/war-on-lebanon-to-be-without-limits--extremly-costly--sayyed>*
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