The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group has vowed to support Palestinian militants battling Israeli troops in Gaza, even as his own fighters are bogged down in the war in neighbouring Syria.
In his first remarks on the latest Israeli-Palestinian fighting that erupted on July 8, Hassan Nasrallah warned Israel on Friday that it would be “suicide” to continue waging war in the Gaza Strip.
“You are in Gaza now in a state of failure, don’t go further to the level of suicide and collapse,” said Nasrallah.
Hezbollah, a Shi’ite group, has long been one of the closest allies of Hamas, the main Palestinian Sunni faction which controls Gaza.
Both militant groups are backed by Iran.
But relations between Hamas and Hezbollah soured following the uprising against President Bashar Assad’s rule in Syria, which erupted in March 2011, became an insurgency waged by overwhelmingly Sunni rebels, and later descended into full-blown civil war.
On Friday, Nasrallah called for putting all disputes aside in support of Gaza.
He said Hezbollah is closely following the Israel-Hamas fighting and that his followers will do all they can to help the Palestinians. He did not elaborate.
“From here I say to our brothers in Gaza: We are with you and beside you and confident of your steadfastness and your victory and we will do everything we can to support you,” he said.
He said Gazans have already emerged victorious because “Israel has failed to touch the command and control structures of the Palestinian resistance,” or achieve any of its goals in Gaza so far.
Its fruitless effort because all arab put together cannot crush isreal. Fighting isreal is fighting the true GOD of creation.ISREAL is GOD’s Own NATION so I advice you to make peace with Her so you can have peace
U are a sadist
Its just of a waste of time on his,cos the God of Isreal wil always fight for His People. But my problem is why is the world keeping on this great injustice?wia re the united nations leaders? Everyone is supporting Gaza,wia in the world are two countries sharing a city,records should be made straight,JERUSALEM belongs to Isreal and the sooner it is realised,the better for peace to reign.