[News] Israeli claims of arms depots no longer fool anyone

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Israeli claims of arms depots no longer fool anyone: Hezbollah media
Al Mayadeen English
October 11, 2024
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The head of Hezbollah's Media Relations underlines that the Israeli
occupation is hiding its losses against the Resistance while attempting to
wage psychological warfare against Lebanon.
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   - Firefighters work to extinguish a fire after a rocket, fired from
   Lebanon, hit the Israeli settlement of Kiryat Shmona, northern occupied
   Palestine, Wednesday, October 9, 2024 (*AP*)

The head of Media Relations for Hezbollah, Mohammad Afif, held a press
conference on Friday in the Southern Suburb of Beirut, an area deeply
affected by the Israeli occupation's aggression on Lebanon, and praised
Lebanese journalists for their resilience in reporting Israeli crimes,
particularly those working in South Lebanon.

Afif commended the bravery of journalists and correspondents in conveying
the truth amid intense Israeli censorship aimed at hiding its losses from
Hezbollah
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/on-al-mayadeen-s-cam--israeli-tank-catches-fire-at-frontline>'s
successful retaliatory strikes.

Afif criticized certain local media outlets for promoting Israeli
narratives as part of a psychological war against Hezbollah, its people,
and allies. He expressed disappointment over the Lebanese government's
inaction toward these outlets, which broadcast Israeli propaganda.

He dismissed Israeli claims of Hezbollah weapon depots as baseless, adding
that the occupation forces were preventing rescue operations for those
trapped under the rubble, particularly in Mreijeh, under US pressure,
particularly from the ambassador.

The top Hezbollah official went on to condemn Israeli attacks on Beirut as
a continuation of its broader crimes across the country and called out the
international community's silence over the assault on UN forces
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/israeli-attacks-against-unifil-garner-international-backlash>
in the south.
Resistance, the only option

Moreover, Afif emphasized that resistance and force, not international
resolutions, were the key to deterring Israeli crimes. He warned that
recent strikes on Tel Aviv were just the beginning and assured that
Hezbollah's fighters were fully prepared, with ample resources to continue
the battle.

Addressing concerns over Israeli forces entering South Lebanon, Afif urged
the public not to be disheartened, explaining that Hezbollah had a
pre-planned strategy of flexible defense, aligned with battlefield
conditions. He noted that despite the Israeli occupation's reinforcement of
troops, it had failed to make significant progress.

Afif also criticized internal political discussions and foreign leaders,
including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and French President
Emmanuel Macron
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/macron-urges-netanyahu-to-urgently-avert-war-with-lebanon>,
for pushing premature political outcomes from the ongoing situation. He
reaffirmed that Hezbollah's priority remains defeating the Israeli
occupation and halting the aggression through force.

To the displaced due to Israeli attacks, Afif assured them that they are
valued, pledging that Hezbollah would work to restore and rebuild their
homes in the Southern Suburb, southern Lebanon, and the Bekaa.

He concluded by stating that Hezbollah is unified from top to bottom,
underlining that it is a "nation" and that "nations do not die."
Hezbollah denies Reuters report on hierarchy

In related news, Hezbollah's Media Relations office has dismissed a recent
report by *Reuters *regarding an alleged "new leadership for the ground
war" within the Resistance movement, labeling the claims as "pure
fabrication".

The report, which detailed Hezbollah's war strategies, weapons, and
leadership changes, was described by Hezbollah as "the imagination of the
agency's writers, journalists, and security advisors."

In an official statement, Hezbollah firmly stated, "There are no sources
within Hezbollah," refuting *Reuters*' attribution of information to a
so-called "field commander in Hezbollah." The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon
stressed that the statements attributed to the commander were entirely
false.

Meanwhile, Avraham Levine, an analyst with Alma, an Israeli think-tank,
warned Friday that Hezbollah remains a "serious threat
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/hezbollah--well-prepared--waiting--for-israeli-soldiers--exp>"
to the Israeli occupation forces despite claims of disruptions in the
Resistance movement's leadership.

Speaking to *Reuters*, Levine stressed that Hezbollah is "well-prepared and
waiting" for any Israeli military action, noting that they remain highly
capable
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/hezbollah-still-able-to-hurt--israel---has-not-used-10--of-p>
.

"The fact that the chain of command has been damaged does not take away the
ability to shoot Israeli communities or try to hit Israeli forces
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/on-al-mayadeen-s-cam--israeli-tank-catches-fire-at-frontline>,"
Levine said.

Moreover, he described Hezbollah as the very same Resistance army that the
Israeli occupation and the remainder of the world have come to know.

Israeli media indicated on Thursday that Hezbollah had neither been
defeated nor broken following the recent assassinations against its members

This comes amid ongoing Israeli aggression across Lebanon, especially the
country's southern and eastern regions, as well as Beirut's Southern
Suburb, which has so far killed
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/lebanon-death-toll-rises-to-2-196---israel--strikes-building>2,169
people
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/lebanon-death-toll-rises-to-2-196---israel--strikes-building>,
with 10,212 others wounded, according to the latest statistics from the
Lebanese Ministry of Health.

Meanwhile, Hezbollah's fighters continue to inflict heavy losses and
casualties on Israeli troops attempting to infiltrate Lebanese towns from
occupied Palestinian territories since "Israel" announced a "limited ground
incursion" over a week ago, despite Israeli officials claiming that the group's
capabilities
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/on-al-mayadeen-s-cam--israeli-tank-catches-fire-at-frontline>
 have been reduced during this round of confrontation.
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