Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah, has threatened confrontation with Israel over Syria’s conflict.
Nasrallah spoke on Monday about last week’s Israeli attacks on regime and Iranian targets across the country, which Israel said was in response to the firing of 20 rockets at the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
Israeli officials said the firing of the rockets — none of which landed in Israeli territory or caused casualties — was overseen by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards.
See Syria Daily: Israel — Our Strikes Set Back Iranian Military “Many Months”
Nasrallah claimed in a televised speech that 55 rockets had been fired at the Golan Heights: “The message delivered…is that neither the Syrian leadership, nor the Syrian army, nor the Syrian people, nor the allies of Syria will allow Syria to remain exposed to Israeli attacks and they are ready to go to the furthest extent.”
He said that while Israel had tried to disguise the scale of the attack, it had set the stage for “an entirely new phase” of the conflict:
If you thought that you could kill and bomb without receiving a response, then you are wrong and misguided, and the response will be in the appropriate form and time….[If you cross] red lines…[the] next bombardment will be in the heart of occupied Palestine.
Israel has periodically carried out airstrikes against regime, Iranian, and Hezbollah targets, hoping to disrupt the supply of missiles and weapons to the Lebanese organization and to restrict Iran’s military presence propping up the Assad regime.
The prospect of a confrontation on the ground has risen because of the pro-Assad recapture of the East Ghouta area near Damascus and the regime’s promise of an offensive against opposition-held territory in southern Syria on the Jordanian border and near the Golan Heights. Such an offensive would need Iranian-led militia and Hezbollah fighters to succeed.
However, Russia — which has had a de facto arrangement for military cooperation with Israel since September 2015 — implicitly checked the regime last week by accepting the Israeli strikes and then saying that it will not deliver S-300 air defense systems to Damascus.
See Syria Daily, May 12: Russia Tilts Towards Israel — No S-300 Missiles for Assad
An Impending War Between Israel and Iran in Syria?
Lots of BS from hezbollah fan boys. hezbollah is NOTHING without iran’s money, and iran is deepest shit on all fronts that is has ever been….
Exactly…….
Hilarious. Israel is nothing without US money. Why else do you think they spend so much lobbying Washington? Iran has been in this situation before. It isn’t going anywhere
Whataboutary alert.
Hezb is nothing. Full stop.
Nothing Caligola?
Israel: Hezbollah is now stronger than any Arab army
Israel’s top military officer warned
https://m.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2014/0609/Israel-Hezbollah-is-now-stronger-than-any-Arab-army
Israel regard Hezbollah one of the most powerful armies in the world.
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-sees-hezbollah-as-an-army-in-every-sense-1.5413084
It’s firepower eclipses that of most states in the world.
https://m.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Analysis-Hezbollah-powerful-but-more-stretched-than-ever-457035
Wow — you surely have a very well populated and powerful database research system that you can generate multiple articles on the most obscure of topics. I didn’t know the Internet Research Agency can outdo Google in this matter. Impressive.
It’s easy to do searches on articles when you know what you have researched a topic and know what you are talking about.
lol what a pile of bullshit….keep on cheering your 2 cents militia.
Amazing that a 2 cent militia, which Israel insists is a full fledged army, managed to defeat the IDF.
Yeah inside anybody’s dreams everything can take place……its when you wake up the hard part 🙂
Yeah inside anybody’s dreams everything can take place
You are the one dreaming up fantasies about Hezbollah being set back 20 years in 2006, in spite of the fact Hezbollah has 4 times the number of missiles it did then and much more advanced
iran as you knew it is done, poverty is rampant and that WILL lead to something else. What you heard of few months ago it streets of iran had never happened in iri history, this wasn’t the elite protesting, this was poor people that have nothing left to lose, and if you spill their blood you spark something that you can’t control….
But it is fascinating that the leaches of hezbollah think they are so secure as far as iran’s support goes. Well, I’m old enough to know that is an utter foolish assumption….
Iranians instinctively hate Arabs. Once regime is changed, Iran will occupy southern Lebanon and Bekaa valley and catch the cockroaches and render every terrorist to Idlib and let the Sunnis decide what to do with them. They will be treated like ISIS.
Iranians instinctively hate Arabs.
That would explain the alliance between Iran and Hezbollah who are predominantly Arab.
You and John Bolton shouldn’t hold you breath waiting for regime change in Tehran. The MEK, who Bolton insists are the obvious successors to the Iranian leadership are universally despised in Iran and only have a few thousand members. They have as much chance of assuming the mantle and Ahmed Chalabi does in Baghdad.
Your understanding of Iran is so lacking that you think MEK is relevant to regime change. Shows that they have not debriefed you very well at the IRA.
iran as you knew it is done poverty is rampant and that WILL lead to something else.
Neocons have been predicting the same for decades and Iran has not gone anywhere. What happened a few months ago in streets of iran were small demonstrations that soon dissipated. The US were actively involved in backing these and hoping to stir some color revolution. Pfff
There are poor people in all
Counties. The US has over 50 million of them. In fact Trump’s election has been the result of desperation in the part of millions of Americans.
Lol — poverty has dropped to about 7% of world population. That would be less than 25M in the USa, but USA is much less than world averages. 50M is wishful thinking on your part.
But it is fascinating that the leaches of hezbollah think they are so secure as far as iran’s support goes.
Funny given that Israel is the world’s champion leach when it comes to aid.
Bluster, bluster, and more bluster. Don’t these Arabs understand that the more you bluster the weaker you actually are?
“Nasrallah claimed in a televised speech that 55 rockets had been fired at the Golan Heights:”
So much for the conspiracy theorists who said that Israel had fired the rockets unto itself, or pretended that rockets were fired, so that it could take out the Iranian assets. Just shows never to believe fake news from people like Andre and the pro-Assad crowds.
Bluster, bluster, and more bluster. Don’t these Arabs understand that the more you bluster the weaker you actually are?
Bluster? By your own admission, Hezbollah kicked Israel’s ass in 2006. What’s more, Hezbollah have never been stronger. Even Israeli generals rate Hezbollah as among the most powerful armies forces in the world. They even admit they cannot defeat Hezbollah.
Pretty impressive for a fighting force with no Air Force or Navy
And what is the point of Hezbollah ? It is an arm of the Iranian government, set up to try to destroy Israel so that the Khomeiniists are not faced by any obstacles in their campaign to control territory from Iran to the Mediterranean.
You can argue over the West Bank, but Israel has no intention of expanding into Lebanon, and it no longer occupies Gaza.
The root of the surrounding of Israel with hostile forces lies in Khameini’s mind.
And what is the point of Hezbollah ? It is an arm of the Iranian government, set up to try to destroy Israel so that the Khomeiniists are not faced by any obstacles in their campaign to control territory from Iran to the Mediterranean.
Rubbish. There would be no Hezbollah if Israel had no invaded and occupied Lebanon. So the initial point of Hezbollah was resistance to that occupation and in that regard is has been a success. It also provides social services within Southern Lebanon, It has now become a major political party and Lebanon’s defacto defense force.
Israel has always had it’s eye on Southern Lebanon, especially the water resources of the Litani. During it’s 18 yr occupation it even built a pipeline from the Litani to pump water to Israel.
Lol – just shows how little you know about Israel. Israel is the largest produce of fresh water from sea water in the world. Given Israeli technology, it is cheaper to produce freshwater in the deserts of Negev or in Haifa than it is to import water from Litani by pipeline to Haifa. Wake up, it is not 1957 anymore.
Israel was not producing any fresh water from sea water in between 1982-200. FYI. No such thing as producing fresh water from sea water. Also, Israel’s desalination plants are proving to be a major environmental and financial problem. They are even being shut down
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-desalination-problems-begin-to-rise-to-the-surface-in-israel-1.5494726
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-pollution-leads-to-shutdown-of-israel-s-largest-desalination-plant-1.5419229
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No such thing as producing freshwater from seawater? It is called desalination. Look it up.
Lol – when did I ever say anything approaching that?
In 2006, Hezbollah lost so much infrastructure and homes in south Lebanon that the place has turned into a ghetto. Masses of Shiites had to emigrate to Beirut as they lost their homes and lands. Even after 12 years, southern Lebanon looks like a moonface. This is what happens when “powerful” Hezbollah tries to challenge Israel.
In 2006, Hezbollah lost so much infrastructure and homes in south Lebanon that the place has turned into a ghetto.
And you know this based in what? When were you last there? I have visited and the place is thriving and largely rebuilt.
The US managed to destroy much of Vietnam and still lost.
“neither the Syrian leadership, nor the Syrian army, nor the Syrian people, nor the allies of Syria will allow Syria to remain exposed to Israeli attacks and they are ready to go to the furthest extent.”
Neither the Israeli leadership, nor the Israeli army, nor the Israeli people, nor the allies of Israel will allow Israel to remain exposed to Iranian attacks and they are ready to go to the furthest extent.
It is Iranian imperialism that is the problem, and the people of Lebanon and Gaza who suffer for it.
They will stand down or taken back to the middle ages. In which bunker was Nasrallah speaking from?
Probably the same bunker he was in when Hezbollah kicked IDF butt in 2006.
Dreams 3.0
Dreams 3.0
HOW HEZBOLLAH DEFEATED ISRAEL Part 1
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/HJ12Ak01.html
Lol – this article is 12 years old. New evidence shows how desperate Hezbollah was and how it lost all its infrastructure, bridges, offices, shops, and homes in southern Lebanon. This while just a few homes in Israel got hit by rockets. That is why Hezbollah dares not repeat its attack against Israel. For every structure it damages in Israel, it loses hundreds of millions of dollars of assets.
New evidence shows how desperate Hezbollah was and how it lost all its infrastructure, bridges, offices, shops, and homes in southern Lebanon.
What evidence? You are making that up of course. The recovery and clean up by Hezbllah was so efficient that Americans were siggesting the US shojld have had Hezbollah conduct the clean up in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.
That is why Hezbollah dares not repeat its attack against Israel.
More like why Israel does not dare attack Hezbollah. The 2006 war set Israel back billions and as always they ran back to Uncle Sam asking to get bailed out. They eve. Ran iutnif bombs after 2 weeks.
Hezb was sent back 20yrs in 2006. Thats why you dident hear of them untill lately. And in Syria. Never against israel. 2006 taught them a very hard lesson
Nasrallah became the most popular figure in the Arab world even among Sunnis. Politically it marked the beginning of Hezbollah’s ascendancy and thanks to Israel’s stupidity, led to a political and social unification with Marionite Christians. They now make up a good number of Hezbollah’s ranks.
Olmert was forced to appoint the Winograd Commission to investigate why 2006 was such a disastrous failure for Olmert. The head of the IDF lost his job over the disastrous campaign.
Israel had to resort to Cast Lead to in their own words, restore their “deterrence capability” that they clearly believe they list in 2006.
Hezb was sent back 20yrs in 2006.
You’re such a clown Hezbollah. 4 years after the defeat Israel suffered at the hands of Hezbollah, military expert s admitted Israel cannot defeat them.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-lebanon/israel-cant-defeat-hezbollah-israeli-expert-idUSTRE6BF20L20101216
Hezbollah is recognized by Israeli generald as not only the most powerful Aran army but one of the most powerful armies in the world
On the other hand Israel’s conduct yesterday was someting very close to a war crime.
War crime? How so? (Genuinely asking)
Good question Woody. How can it be a crime when the IS or it’s allies do it?
Very close to a crime? What differentiates it from a crime other than the fact it was perpetrated by a US ally?
It was disproportional — but Israel had given all the warnings necessary that it will shoot to kill. In fact it did not shoot to kill, or there would have been 1,000 dead instead of 55.
War crime? No. Hamas initiated the attack and not only did it goad young illiterate men with no life seeking martyrdom and entry into heaven to attack the fence, but it was also lobbing grenades and molotov cocktails from behind the crowd at the IDF.
Problem is that if Israel does not show a heavy hand, this will entice the terrorists to attack Israel more often, resulting in more and larger conflicts. Gazans have to justify receiving billions of dollars of aid while making a cesspool ghetto out of Gaza Strip. So every once in a while they have to expend some cannon fodder, and pass the blame to Israel. Everyone there knows that. It is just a matter of smart planning to get 100 useless men killed by the Israelis. There is no value on life in Gaza Strip. Martyrdom brings them more money and the guy is now in heaven. win-win
Bin Laden gave the US many warnings AQ would attack if it did not abide by his demands. By your logic, 911 was disproportionate but justified.
Israel claims it no longer occupies Gaza. That means it has no authority to issue threats as to how close Palestinians get to the border provided they don’t cross it.
In fact it did not shoot to kill, or there would have been 1,000 dead instead of 55.
That would explain the dead children and reporters, as well as those shot while praying, or running to collect old tires.
War crime? Absolutely. Israel are the ones attacking. If the victims had been a mob of Jewish settlers rampaging through Hebron, it would be described as a pogrom.
Over 100 killed since the protests began. Most of the dead were unarmed and didn’t get within 50m of the fence. There were no grenades. If Molotov cocktails had been thrown from behind the crowd, they wouldn’t have landed near the fence, let alone reach the IDF.
Israel have to justify receiving billions of dollars of aid, the occupation and land theft, while making an open air prison out of Gaza.
So every once in a while they have to – in their own words – “mow the lawn” in Gaza, and pass the blame to Hamas.
Killing Palestinians is a national pastime in Israel. We have footage of IDF snipers cheering each other on.
All nonsense and antisemitic.
Right Kazemi.
I wonder what Anti semites came up with these t shirts?
https://goo.gl/images/hDmdW5
“That would explain the dead children and reporters, as well as those shot while praying, or running to collect old tires.”
Running to collect old tires? LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL thats the best line you’ve put out in a while. That is hilarious!
Here you go Matt. You must have a to sick mind to find this hilarious
https://youtu.be/ljAdxYUpzBM
Maybe I do, but your lies and bullshit are always entertaining to me. Not really, but it kind of is. I do find what you promote sad. And I’d argue your mind is far more sick than mine, based on your postings, lies, and defense of murderers
Maybe I do, but your lies and bullshit are always entertaining to me.
The video I linked to is lies and bullshit?
I do find what you promote sad.
I can understand how coming to terms with the limits of US power and the decline of the empire would make you sad.
And I’d argue your mind is far more sick than mine, based on your postings, lies, and defense of murderers
The US and it’s allies do a lot of murdering, including 62 murdered by Israel. You have no problem with that is seems.
<iNeither the Israeli leadership, nor the Israeli army, nor the Israeli people, nor the allies of Israel will allow Israel to remain exposed to Iranian attacks
Why should Syria and it’s allies allow Syria to remain exposed to attacks? Israel has been the overwhelming aggressor, boasting of having carried out over 100 attacks on Syria.
It is Iranian imperialism that is the problem, and the people of Lebanon and Gaza who suffer for it.
Remind us again who is illegally occupying the Golan Heights? Hezbollah are Lebanese people and recently won parliamentary elections.