Hezbollah supporters gathered on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, in the southern suburbs to listen to a speech by Hassan Nasrallah. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine/L'Orient Today)
"I haven’t given you a lyrical speech this time." On Tuesday, Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah addressed his supporters in a more measured tone — compared to the previous week — during his tribute to Fouad Shukur, one of the group's senior military leaders killed by an Israeli strike in the southern suburbs of Beirut.Nasrallah reminded the listeners that while the response to the "aggression on the southern suburbs will surely come and will be stronger than past assassinations’ responses," the party is acting "with courage but also with finesse."“One must not be impulsive,” he said, appearing less emotional than during his previous address. The understanding is that Hezbollah does not intend to drag the country (and the entire region) into a full-fledged war with Israel. “The [Israeli's] wait for a week is part of...
"I haven’t given you a lyrical speech this time." On Tuesday, Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah addressed his supporters in a more measured tone — compared to the previous week — during his tribute to Fouad Shukur, one of the group's senior military leaders killed by an Israeli strike in the southern suburbs of Beirut.Nasrallah reminded the listeners that while the response to the "aggression on the southern suburbs will surely come and will be stronger than past assassinations’ responses," the party is acting "with courage but also with finesse."“One must not be impulsive,” he said, appearing less emotional than during his previous address. The understanding is that Hezbollah does not intend to drag the country (and the entire region) into a full-fledged war with Israel. “The [Israeli's] wait for a...