Nasrallah understands that, as far as Khamenei is concerned, the time has come to pay for the all the aid Hezbollah has received from Iran.
Haimovich stressed that while Israel’s tactical operations have been impressive, they are not enough to force Hezbollah's Nasrallah into a truce.
Nasrallah’s speech, when viewed through this lens, reads less like a statement of facts and more like a diary of denials.
A Muslim familiar with the historiographical context of these verses understands the meaning instinctively—“fighting is permitted.”
The two alone are now authorized "to take defensive and offensive actions against Hezbollah in order to fulfil Israel's war goals."
Yahya Sinwar's time is running out, and while there is little interest in an all-out war, Israel must take decisive military action to secure its borders and citizens.
Nasrallah defended Hezbollah's recent attack on Israel, named "Operation Arbaeen Day," as retaliation for the killing of Fuad Shukr and is committed to a prolonged conflict with Israel.
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Nasrallah fully realizes that the decision to respond to Shukr’s assassination is not in his hands but in Tehran’s.
Israel has not yet responded. Hassan Nasrallah understands and smiles. And he is not alone.