Hezbollah's leader, Hassan Nasrallah, stated in a public address that the group does not plan to expand the war in Gaza and ignite a broader regional conflict. Nasrallah emphasized that Hezbollah's current objective is to exchange fire with a portion of Israel's military along the northern border with Lebanon, reducing the burden on Hamas.
- "That is not Hezbollah’s plan, the group’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, said in a widely anticipated address to his followers on Friday, his first public remarks since the start of the war." - "He warned, however, that Hezbollah’s forces were ready for anything." - "Hezbollah, he said, was already doing what it set out to do: exchanging fire with a portion of Israel’s military to keep it tied up along the northern border with Lebanon, reducing the burden on Hamas."
Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, seen onscreen in Beirut’s southern suburbs on Friday.
Since the war in Gaza began after Hamas’s surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7, people across the Middle East have feared it could set off a second war between Israel and Hezbollah, the powerful Lebanese militia, and ignite a broader regional conflagration.
That is not Hezbollah’s plan, the group’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, said in a widely anticipated address to his followers on Friday, his first public remarks since the start of the war. He warned, however, that Hezbollah’s forces were ready for anything.
Hezbollah, he said, was already doing what it set out to do: exchanging fire with a portion of Israel’s military to keep it tied up along the northern border with Lebanon, reducing the burden on Hamas.
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