Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made this Saturday his first public statementafter the assassination this Friday in Beirut of the leader of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah. In this document, he assured that, despite progress, “The work is not yet finished“.
“We have made great achievements, but the work is not yet done. In the coming days we will face significant challenges and we will face them together.“, Netanyahu said in a video message. The Israeli president also revealed that he had authorized the bombing of Hezbollah’s headquarters in the southern suburbs of Beirut the day before because he considered the elimination of Nasrallah to be “a necessary condition” for the return of the inhabitants of the north. their homes and “changing the balance of power in the region over the years“.
“Because as long as Nasrallah lived, he would quickly restore the capabilities that we took away from Hezbollah. That’s why I gave the directive and Nasrallah is no longer with us,” Netanyahu detailed. In a long message, tinged with words of gratitude to the air force, the Defense Ministry and the intelligence services, Netanyahu also called for unity for Israeli citizenswhom he described as a “united and powerful people, determined to ensure their existence and their future”.
“There is no place in Iran or the Middle East where the long arm of Israel does not reach and today we know how true this is,” warned the president. Since September 17, Israel has carried out a series of unprecedented attacks against Lebanon, starting with two waves of explosions in thousands of communications devices in the hands of Hezbollah members and a large-scale bombardment against its senior commanders on the outskirts of the capital.
All this, added to the ongoing air campaign, leaves More than a thousand dead and 6,000 injuredin just over ten days, as reported at a press conference by Lebanon’s Minister of Public Health, Firas Abiad.
