Lebanon. Nasrallah: "We don't want war but we are ready"

• Hezbollah fires rockets from Lebanon towards Israel, which responds with artillery

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07 August 2021 Israel is afraid of a new war with Hezbollah and the recent raid on Lebanese territory was an exception, 15 years after the end of the 2006 conflict, which demonstrates how deterrence against the Jewish state works.

This was stated in a televised speech by the head of the Lebanese Shiite militia, Hassan Nasrallah.

Hezbollah "had to give an immediate response" to recent Israeli raids on Lebanese territory, Nasrallah said. "The enemy had decided to strike an open space. They did not target civilians or areas inhabited by civilians. So we responded by targeting areas not inhabited by civilians, intentionally targeting near military positions," explained Nasrallah, "we chose. to fire rockets during the day so that civilians near the border would not be afraid of missiles at night. We intentionally hit during the day, because our fighters are brave and care about civilians. "

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah also stated that Israeli raids in Syria "have completely failed in their aims". "There have been periodic Israeli attacks in Syria, some in support of Sunni terrorist groups, others aimed at preventing arms deliveries to Hezbollah," said Nasrallah, "they killed some martyrs but completely failed in their objectives".

Hezbollah does not want a new war with Israel but is ready to fight it, Nasrallah said. "We do not want war but we are also ready for any future war", said Nasrallah, "and we will be victorious".